catechisms

Definition of catechismsnext
plural of catechism
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Noun
  • Students hoping to strengthen their competitiveness with Advanced Placement exams and additional ACT attempts can quickly rack up hundreds of dollars in fees.
    Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen are finally getting a break after medical exams and other tests that followed their mission.
    Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Officials also found that the city had not tested its fire hydrant pressure in over 10 years despite tests being recommended every five years, Pernerewski said at the time.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Shortly thereafter, transfer and compatibility tests were conducted at Picatinny Arsenal, and approximately a dozen warheads were assembled, one of which was tested on a makeshift test range bunker, according to a press release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Colleges are beginning to respond with interviews, oral examinations, and in-person assessments.
    Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Once the animals undergo forensic medical examinations, the PSPCA said charges for the people responsible could include animal cruelty and neglect, failure to provide access to clean and sanity shelter and lack of veterinary care.
    Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • So far, no one has been arrested, but officials said a couple of cases have been documented as hate-crime investigations.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The former inspector general garnered a reputation for high-profile investigations, some of which saw her butt heads with Mayor Brandon Johnson and his administration.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Klein and Enriquez both cooperated with Kalshi’s probes, according to the company.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Of the 10 original instrument sets carried by the twin probes, seven have now been switched off.
    Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.
    Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The feminine advantage, beginning with the first spoken word, increases with age, according to recent researches in the language development of preschool children, girls being first to employ phrases and using longer sentences.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Noelle Berriet, Kean's congressional spokeswoman, did not reply to multiple inquiries asking about the congressman missing votes.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Blogoslawski and Stewart did not respond immediately to inquiries late Friday.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • To try your hand at more quizzes from Fox News Digital, click here.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Crystals as decor, horoscopes as personality quizzes.
    Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Catechisms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catechisms. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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