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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 Offer to take it again or to take another exam to prove your knowledge. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025 Jimenez Cruz worked security for Target but recently passed the NYPD’s entrance exam and was preparing to enter the Police Academy after graduating from community college. Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025 He was taken to an exam room and was alone with Stockin when the doctor told him to take off his pants and underwear, according to the complaint. CBS News, 9 Jan. 2025 There are some courses available to women via online teaching, but the female students are not allowed to take exams. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for exam 

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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exam. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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