as in test
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
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Recent Examples of exam
According to a social media post, a medical exam shows Aspen is in good health after birth.
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Kendrick Calfee
january 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
One assumes it’s taken this long to find a neurologist who will get silly about a serious exam designed to find the fine line between normal aging and the big uh-oh of dementia.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
While a correctional officer was proctoring an exam that counted toward Hanson’s master’s degree, Hanson was thinking about USC.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Experts said the new guidelines could provide an opportunity for a public health education campaign reminding women that their well exams aren’t just about cervical cancer screening.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
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Do this simple test to find out if your soil is ready.—
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Lockheed Martin completed the first of a series of flight tests to demonstrate its Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI) capability.—
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The examination of the past all feels pretty surface-level.—
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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.—
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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exam. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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