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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
FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
If your dad could use a little palate-expanding encouragement, Winc’s wine club offers both subscriptions and single shipments along with a quiz to help curate the perfect collection of new labels and varietals to try.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2025
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
TikTok is full of videos ranking characters, quizzes testing knowledge of them, original songs and fan fiction where popular characters fall in love and have babies.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Noun
Take the quiz here … PARTY POLICE – Airbnb cracking down on 'disruptive' guests with 'anti-party' technology.
—FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
If your dad could use a little palate-expanding encouragement, Winc’s wine club offers both subscriptions and single shipments along with a quiz to help curate the perfect collection of new labels and varietals to try.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 May 2025
Verb
In the ad, Carney quizzes Myers, who lives in the U.S., on his knowledge of Canadian culture.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
TikTok is full of videos ranking characters, quizzes testing knowledge of them, original songs and fan fiction where popular characters fall in love and have babies.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiz
Noun
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In a new interview with Empire magazine, the actress gave a light tease of the show’s return while discussing her deep attachment to her character, Cassie, as well as working with showrunner Sam Levinson.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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There have been countless hints and teases suggesting that Reputation (Taylor’s Version) is coming soon.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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The future telescope’s resolution should be high enough to pass a no-glasses eye exam in New York City if the chart of letters were placed in Los Angeles.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
28 May 2025
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The 19-year-old underwent an exam at a hospital and Gray’s DNA was found on her, according to prosecutors.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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For one final time, there is cause to raise a glass to a character who, for better and worse, is the club’s player of the season.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The final episode of The Handmaid's Tale doesn't go out with a bang – there was plenty of that in last week's explosive, penultimate installment – but rather tearful goodbyes, fresh beginnings, and a surprise reunion with a beloved character from the past.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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Madrid sources, who asked to remain anonymous to protect relationships, believed his last months at PSG and somewhat difficult exit impacted his start at Madrid.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Think about the vast difference between typing in keywords to get hyperlinks, and simply asking an intelligent entity a question.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Inside the car were three people identified as Yasmin Cobb, 18, Josiah Sneed, 21 and Clifton Ray Foster Jr., 25, who all have Texas addresses listed on their arrest reports All three were detained and taken to the HSI office for questioning.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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On Tuesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 shots are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts.—
Carla K. Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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The talks in Istanbul are a test of how genuine that engagement is.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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During the test, the H1 was tethered by its head for safety, a common practice during public demonstrations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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To take her mind off him, Agathe meets an Austen-like family of eccentrics running the retreat and the sometimes pretentious writers attending it.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 May 2025
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But the settlers’ belief in the value of public goods and embrace of independent thinkers remain woven into the character of the city, which continues to attract artists, eccentrics and writers.—
Isabelle Taft,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Bong, the country’s most beloved movie figure, and allies laid down the gauntlet with their public pressure campaign: the forces that had made the lives of public entertainers so perilous needed to be exposed and interrogated, and the human rights of artists urgently required greater protection.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Scenes of Gustav and Rachel feeling their way through his script, interrogating the characters’ motivations in rehearsal, encourage audiences to pose the same questions about the surrounding film.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiz. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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