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as in experiment
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
will need to run some tests on the blood sample to rule out blood poisoning
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as in exam
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
applicants for the cashier's position must first take a simple math test
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as in to sample
to put (something) to a test
please test this sample for the presence of lead
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as in to try
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
all of these unnecessary questions are testing my patience
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Recent Examples of test
Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
Only two states, New York and Pennsylvania, require the homeschooler to take a test with a qualified proctor, Stewart told me.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
This month, the first collection will drop with two exclusive styles tested by Navarro.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Noun
In an interview with Flow Space, Parthasarathy explains how the test works, who should consider it, and his vision for the future of breast cancer detection to help more women live healthier for longer.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
Only two states, New York and Pennsylvania, require the homeschooler to take a test with a qualified proctor, Stewart told me.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
Free agent midfielder Oliver Larraz is still testing European waters and is unlikely to return.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
This month, the first collection will drop with two exclusive styles tested by Navarro.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test
Noun
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The team highlighted that during experiments at NIF, lasers heated the capsules to extremely high temperatures, causing thermonuclear reactions that produced neutrons.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Per a press release obtained by PEOPLE, the research team tested 10 of the dogs in two experiments.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The final exam requires students to build a fire in the woods after having been submerged in a frigid creek.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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The exams may also create barriers to students with disabilities.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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During training, input frames were randomly sampled from four frames around the peak, and labels were provided by four subsequent frames to avoid overfitting.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Now, both the first and fifth liters of water must be sampled.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Rather than using multiple materials, for example, builders who are trying to be both stylish and cost-effective will stick with one or two and use color to add depth.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The final slide of her carousel featured a video of her trying her hand at Muay Thai, a form of Thai boxing.—
Danielle Minnetian,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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The examination of the past all feels pretty surface-level.—
Dash Lewis,
Pitchfork,
8 Jan. 2026
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After an examination of her records, the election board said 188 of Walker Thomas’ petition signatures were invalid, which brought her total number of valid signatures to 445, below the minimum 500 signatures required to run.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The good times were short-lived, and fans headed for the exits as the Cavs stretched the lead to 22 midway through the fourth.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Some other unconventional methods include steaming the fabric to soften the threads and then stretch, as well as wetting the garment and then pining it down at the correct size, like how crocheters stretch out granny squares.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Persun says her community didn't push back against her shift into new content spaces, and in turn, her audience expanded.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Patrick Henry continued to push numbers forward and test the Islanders’ back line in the second half.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Their father is an alcoholic, their mother is dead, and their relationship with one another is strained.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Overall, AccuWeather warns that the abrupt shift to subfreezing temperatures may stress crops, strain energy grids and affect transportation across the South.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Test.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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