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Definition of retestsnext
plural of retest

retests

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verb

present tense third-person singular of retest

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Verb
  • The hotel samples some of the city's hottest restaurants and bars, spanning cuisine from China’s Chaoshan to Europe.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The Martian samples the scientists studied, which bore a strong match to rocks found near San Diego and South Africa, ranged from as small as a pebble to as large as a boulder.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Now, the exams, oral tests and presentations are weighted more heavily for students’ course grades than take-home problem sets.
    Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Simple field tests can provide further insight.
    Nora Doonan, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The program offers federal funding for reproductive health services provided to low-income and uninsured patients, including birth control, cancer screenings, wellness exams and HIV testing.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Depending on how long a potential strike lasted, important state testing could be disrupted, as could student plans to take college-admissions assessments, such as the SAT and Advanced Placement exams.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The comparisons between the two companies indicate how far Chinese automakers have come, said Tu Le, founder of Sino Auto Insights, a firm that researches the Chinese automotive market.
    Robert Ferris, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Michael Wagner, who researches the role of social media in political campaigns at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, reviewed a sampling of Ponto's messages and posts.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That is why the recent ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court allowing women to sit for the national rabbinical examinations feels so significant, and so deeply personal.
    Rabba Sara Hurwitz, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Included in the analysis were examinations of pay distribution, employment conditions, labor load and education rates of a demographic that makes up 39% of the Golden State’s labor force.
    Nicole Macias Garibay, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
    Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 6 Apr. 2026
  • As the nation’s leading marine safety organization, the Coast Guard investigates marine casualties and accidents to uncover their causes and initiate necessary corrective actions.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Retests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retests. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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