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noun

ˈkwiz How to pronounce quiz (audio)
Definition of quiznext
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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 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 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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verb

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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
Noun
Take the quiz here ⦠LISTEN Tune in as Florida's race for governor heats up, with rising living costs, property taxes, insurance rates, and campaign debates taking center stage. — FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 During the trial, the state accused Facebook of deceiving its users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that obtained data from about 87 million Facebook profiles. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
Executives from French media and entertainment group Mediawan Group, whose production banner portfolio includes Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, were among the people on stage getting quizzed about the impact of mega-mergers. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 Are film-festival press conferences the place to quiz celebrities about politics? — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quiz
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quiz
  1. exam
  2. tease
  3. character
  4. ask
  5. question
  6. test
  7. eccentric
  8. interrogate
Noun
  • Washington state could require genital exams for girls in school athletics.
    — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • For Norely Sanders, in her early 30s, that means annual breast exams, appointments with her genetic counselor and mammograms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of exam
Noun
  • Last night's Roadster demo was something of a tease, for the car is not yet in showrooms.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Harlem rapper chose 2026, after a few teases and false starts, to end an eight-year gap in his discography.
    — Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of tease
Noun
  • The Johnson County pastor and the former rural doctor traded condemnations, repeatedly turning policy questions into opportunities to cast doubt on each other’s character and fitness for office.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Stretch fabrics have sleek constructions without the bulky appearance of conventional stretch denim, and mechanical stretch fabrics offer big, open twills and rigid character.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of character
Verb
  • The person asked a mutual contact to warn Rosman, according to three people familiar with that exchange.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Attendees asked engineers to provide preliminary cost estimates for street lighting running from the stadium connection north to Swepco Road.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of ask
Verb
  • Prosecutors said the 33-year-old suspect, a German citizen who has ties to the Berchtesgaden area but doesn't currently live there, was questioned.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • A number of protesters were also taken in for questioning and not allowed to join planned marches, according to local media.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of question
Noun
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing one of the most significant electoral tests of his decades-long political career after three years of war, crisis and global outcry over the country's military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In a test involving the recognition of symbols, Cortical reports that linking up seven biological computers increased accuracy in results from around 80% to 99%.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of test
Noun
  • Step inside, though, and you’re transported to a bucolic Britain of rolling hills and village greens, bumbling eccentrics and cute, clever farm animals.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of eccentric
Verb
  • In practice, that means juniors sitting in on meetings to watch colleagues interrogate the numbers, being present when real decisions get made, and gaining experience in different departments.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Lately, Skarsgård seems to be doing the same, gravitating toward roles that, at their core, interrogate the impact his looks have on other people.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Quiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quiz. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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