Thesaurus results for TESTS

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noun

plural of test

as in experiments

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 exams

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of test

as in samples

to put (something) to a test please test this sample for the presence of lead

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as in tries

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 tests

Noun

But the summary lacks any kind of detailed explanation of which tests were run and under what conditions. —

Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026 In my tests, SynthID was quite effective at identifying images generated with Google’s models. —

Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026 Around 55% of all CMS students scored on or above grade level on end-of-grade tests during the 2024-25 school year, state data show. —

Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 2 May 2026 The team tracked movement using infrared sensors and climbing tests. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026 After a series of field sobriety tests, she was arrested and booked, and released the next morning. —

Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 San Diego has been fighting on two fronts, including two high-altitude tests in Mexico during Concacaf Champions Cup play. —

Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026 In our tests, the Kazan Arare gyuto effortlessly sliced through anything in its path. —

Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026 Officials also found that the city had not tested its fire hydrant pressure in over 10 years despite tests being recommended every five years, Pernerewski said at the time. —

Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026

Verb

Now that the disclaimer is out of the way, sit back and watch the greatest cigarette smoker of all time as he blind taste tests five cigarettes and nails it. —

Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 The retailer taste tests products regularly, and will continue doing so as its products are reformulated. —

Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026 Across campus, Cadillac tests F1 technology. —

Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026 Maneuverability tests measure turning response and stability during course changes. —

Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026 Meat from an animal that tests positive should not be eaten. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026 His athleticism tests into the next dimension. —

Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 This elusive catch, worth a fortune, pushes the fleet into remote territory and tests their experience and resilience at the edge of the world. —

Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 Yet Picard doesn’t speak as a guru, but as an Ivy League professor who publishes in top journals and tests his ideas empirically. —

Jasna Hodžić, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tests

Noun

In 2023, using a combination of experiments and mathematical modeling, Schramma and Jalaal reported that Elodea cells occupy a critical point at such a transition.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
By targeting a gene central to the molecular dysfunction and creating a novel system to deliver functional genetic instructions, High, Bennett and Maguire were able to move their therapy from the lab to experiments in dogs and finally to clinical trials in humans.

— Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 4 May 2026