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exam

noun

ig-ˈzam

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a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence the exam will cover everything we have studied this term

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Recent Examples of exam The preliminary exam process is likely to last for two weeks. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The college has also had 100% exam passage rates in programs such as dental hygiene, respiratory therapy, vision care and law enforcement. — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026 The scribe provided a layer of interpretation between what was happening in the exam room and what needed to be entered into the computer. — Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 All three Bay Area schools recorded high Advanced Placement participation rates, which measure the percentage of students who took at least one AP exam. — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exam

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Each animal then underwent a battery of tests to study their pain sensitivity, anxiety-like symptoms, gut microbes, metabolites, and neuroinflammation.

— Mike McRae August 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
The Global Times also reported that a separate library shelving event challenged robots to collect book returns and put them in the correct place as a test of visual recognition and reasoning.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026

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Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Brown is scheduled to travel with the major-league team back to Chicago after Wednesday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks for further examination.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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