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as in tease
a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another
always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production
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as in exam
a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence
according to the magazine's marriage quiz, the chances that we'll have a 10th wedding anniversary are just about nil
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as in character
a person of odd or whimsical habits
even by House of Lords standards, the cross-dressing earl was considered quite a quiz
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as in to ask
to put a question or questions to
quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class
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as in to question
to put a series of questions to
hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements
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Recent Examples of quiz
Daniel Wine, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for the week spanning Oct. 6 to 12.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2024
Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
Platforms already incorporate more interactive elements like polls, quizzes, chat moderation and games to keep users engaged.
—Lux Narayan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Get in the spooky spirit by trying our Halloween quiz!
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz for the week spanning Oct. 6 to 12.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 12 Oct. 2024
Verb
The program first asked me to complete a series of multiple-choice questions asking broadly quizzing my personality tendencies.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
Platforms already incorporate more interactive elements like polls, quizzes, chat moderation and games to keep users engaged.
—Lux Narayan, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo An Apple event staple is the famous game dev gushing over new Apple hardware, followed by a tease of upcoming high-end titles.Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
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Or what about the spot-on intro, pre-commercial teases, and insanely bright lighting?Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2024
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Allegations of cheating by officers on a promotional exam that swept through the Los Angeles Police Department over the summer were found to be false after an internal investigation, officials said this week.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Both specialists can perform regular exams to detect eye diseases and prescribe contact lenses or glasses.Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 21 Nov. 2024
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As the 1-year-old was being taken home on Halloween after recovering at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Lara’s 5-year-old was dressed as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character Donatello.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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When to shop sales at Walmart, Best Buy, Target, more Who are the Peanuts characters?Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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In response to The Republic asking whether any charges had been filed in the crash, Phoenix police spokesperson Sgt.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder will ask President-elect Donald Trump to release him from a 20-year prison sentence, his attorney said.Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Critics have questioned whether introducing bitcoin into government holdings would expose the economy to unnecessary risk and divert resources from more stable investments.Tonya Evans, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Vallow Daybell's mental fitness was also questioned during her that case, as she was initially ruled incompetent and ordered to receive treatment during her Idaho trial.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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But when the gaps between grades and test scores are this immense and consistent, parents and the public should not be fooled.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Cutting-edge test yields diagnoses for some medical mysteries A researcher loads DNA samples into a biorobot at UCSF’s China Basin laboratories.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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That someone was Gary Paxton, one of the true eccentrics in the early fly-by-night Hollywood rock ‘n’ roll industry.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Leslie Cochran and 'Crazy Carl' have not been forgotten Two of Austin's most beloved eccentrics from the recent past received votes.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Aug. 2024
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Some were interrogated about their involvement with Scarlett’s pay equity survey and were told their activities were being monitored, and that they could be demoted, according to the complaint.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The non-profit convened a series of surveys and focus groups with consumers and retail investors to interrogate their views on how companies talk about climate change.Justin Worland, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiz. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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