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

Arize tests and monitors RAG pipelines as well as the agents and applications built on them—debugging and hunting down errors and hallucinations. —

Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 In early tests, the device successfully captured either electrons or calcium ions—proxies for positrons and antiprotons—in the same setup. —

Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Apr. 2026 The Rays put Boyle through a series of tests and opted to shut him down out of an abundance of caution. —

John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026 Antibody tests are used to determine if an individual has Hashimoto's disease. —

Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026 All of our ground tests supports it. —

Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026 But the tests that uncovered Jelly Roll’s most dangerous problems aren’t part of that routine. —

Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026 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

Verb

The static fire test follows a series of cryogenic proof tests earlier this year. —

Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026 The journey tests the physical and spiritual limits of both men. —

Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026 Armed with laced cigarettes and a passion for taking things too far, Paul tests the bonds of everyone involved. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026 Published by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) annually since 2004, the list is based on data from the USDA’s Pesticide Data Program, which tests agricultural commodities. —

Andrew Adam Newman, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026 Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that tests your recognition of memorable lines. —

J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Throughout the series, Swisher tests a variety of biotech breakthroughs and wellness trends for herself (think ketamine, red light and sound therapy). —

Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026 The decision tests Ghana’s broader strategy to capture more value from its natural resources. —

Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tests

Noun

The theoretical paper was published in Physical Review Letters, and the team is expected to conduct laboratory experiments to verify the same soon.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Look for lots of experiments in months to come.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026