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

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 However, benchmark tests are one thing, real-world data is another. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Apr. 2026 The Artemis 2 astronauts have already completed a huge number of tests on their list so far for this Orion spacecraft shakedown cruise. —

Tariq Malik, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2026 Woods, who was hiccupping during questioning, continuously moved his head during one of the sobriety tests and deputies had to tell him several times to keep his head straight, according to an arrest report. —

R.j. Rico, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 Audio chat also worked pretty well in my tests. —

Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026 Woods showed signs of impairment, Budensiek said, and did several roadside tests. —

Melissa Gaffney, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 Are skills tests making a comeback? —

Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026

Verb

This notoriously demanding transit tests our endurance, discipline and patience, almost like pressing the gas pedal while the brakes are slammed down. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026 Extreme reentry tests On reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, spacecraft and capsules develop a plasma sheath around their bodies. —

Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026 False alarms can dull vigilance One key question is how sensitive to make the system, said Nikita Ermolaev, a research engineer at IPVM, which tests and researches security technology. —

Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026 Today’s health care system increasingly tests that assumption. —

Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026 Meet the experts When Allure tests a product, our editors look at it from every angle in an effort to best serve you. —

Sarah Felbin, Allure, 30 Mar. 2026 The Leo moon tests your ability to lighten up when unexpected pleasures come knocking. —

Usa Today, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026 The Magnolia State has risen from near the bottom of rankings of states for the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests to ninth in reading and 16th in math in 2024. —

John Seiler, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026 And insurance companies have not provided the money for remediation of dirt laced with high amounts of lead that tests above state safety levels and in some cases, higher than the more lenient federal standard. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Mar. 2026

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Noun

These are the sites of experiments that can reach back for decades; since trees, by definition, take a fairly long time to grow, that span allows scientists to understand how forests develop and to look for the changes that a warming climate is producing.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Spring is here, and the warm weather provides a great opportunity for families to go out and visit Sacramento’s various attractions — from visiting your favorite storybook characters to hands-on science experiments.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado April 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026