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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
Yoshua Bengio, Time, 9 May 2025
South Korean military officials are now analyzing whether the tests were linked to the North’s weapons exports to Russia.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Matt Moret, New York Times, 2 May 2025
According to Ross, Nichols tested positive for alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, drugs administered by paramedics and hospital staff, and marijuana products.
—Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Noun
In late 2024, OpenAI’s o3 model indicated significantly stronger performance than any previous model on a number of the field’s most challenging tests of programming, abstract reasoning, and scientific reasoning.
—Yoshua Bengio, Time, 9 May 2025
South Korean military officials are now analyzing whether the tests were linked to the North’s weapons exports to Russia.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Verb
What happened in 2021? Medina Spirit’s disqualification came after the horse tested positive for betamethasone, a corticosteroid, a week after the 2021 Derby.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 2 May 2025
According to Ross, Nichols tested positive for alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, drugs administered by paramedics and hospital staff, and marijuana products.
—Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test
Noun
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The strategic transparency approach Building in public means sharing your journey, including failures, experiments, and wins.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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Managing national security affairs is not a detached experiment.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Healthcare providers diagnose appendicitis using medical history, physical exams, and screening tests.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
17 May 2025
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The union certification process varies across the unions but generally requires an extensive background check, sometimes an exam, and the agreement to abide by the union’s agent regulations.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The margin of sampling error for adults overall is plus or minus 4 percentage points.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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The overall margin of sampling error is +/- 4.0 percentage points.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Verb
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Boldly trying new recipes for dinner though neither knows how to cook.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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So, what might the new Pope Leo be trying to tell us with his name?—
Alison Hudson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Expand All State administrative complaints says Miami Lakes Plastic Surgery did surgeries without documented proper examination, liposuction with too much fat removed and didn’t provide patients with enough information before surgeries.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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Its message: Instead of going to see a doctor in person, customers can get access to prescription drugs and medicines by filling in a medical intake form and then undergoing an examination online by a medical professional to check their eligibility.—
Jemima McEvoy,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Verb
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At a startup showcase associated with the World Bank Spring meetings, entrepreneurs talked about the never-ending search for capital that is now stretching across banks, family offices, investors and economic development funds.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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As the demonstrations stretched across the summer and fall, students took action too.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
Verb
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That is a false narrative that Republicans have been pushing for years now.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The band manages to push a number of tunes back onto different lists, scoring multiple bestsellers long after most music fron the rockers was released.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Trump's trade policies have also strained relations with key trading partners, including Canada and Mexico.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Manipulating your neck too aggressively or frequently can also strain the muscles surrounding your cervical spine, which can lead to pain, stiffness, or muscle spasms in your neck.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
12 May 2025
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“Test.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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