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Recent Examples of retest
Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2026
If anything comes back borderline, request a retest in three to six months rather than defaulting to a full year.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
When soil contamination still exceeded state benchmarks after initial cleanup, the state sent cleanup workers to remove more dirt and then retest the properties.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The retest will determine a student’s eligibility for promotion to fourth grade, according to the presentation, but will not replace the student’s original test result used by the state to assign accountability scores to schools.
—Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2026
If anything comes back borderline, request a retest in three to six months rather than defaulting to a full year.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
On Thursday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said advancements in technology allowed investigators to retest evidence collected from the murder scene for DNA.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2026
When soil contamination still exceeded state benchmarks after initial cleanup, the state sent cleanup workers to remove more dirt and then retest the properties.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retest
Noun
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After families submit an initial pretest for students, the district manages the weekly testing through mobile clinics that move from campus to campus.—
Howard Blume Staff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2021
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Every unit starts with a pretest, so teachers don’t waste time.—
Eva-Marie Ayala,
Dallas News,
17 Mar. 2021
Verb
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The airline also vowed to investigate the matter.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Police in Trumbull are investigating a crash that injured a woman and a child in a stroller near the Trumbull Mall on Saturday.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the second experiment, 22 participants completed a version of the side-stepping test designed to capture the acceleration of different body segments.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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After a test launch in Jacksonville and Orlando, Winn-Dixie expanded its same-day Amazon delivery partnership to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Find live music throughout the park, a DJ dance party and Mexican flavors to sample.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Decades, or even centuries of mining activity, are bound to produce a wealth of geological data, from mapping and sampling to actual drilling efforts.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The other still asks for legal status because people could ask for help with other medical expenses beyond the exam, according to Berg, the industrial commission spokesperson.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Apr. 2026
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All of the animals underwent an exam by a veterinarian Thursday, Gomez said.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reznor and Ross resampled and processed the original cue with tonal and textural shifts to mirror the deepening relationship between the two central characters.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
6 Dec. 2024
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Days later, the city announced that resampling from 24 of the homes that had high lead levels found only two still above the federal action threshold — a drop that the NRDC says is almost impossible in less than two months.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC News,
18 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The results revealed on average, people born preterm or with low birth weight scored lower on intelligence tests and performed worse academically than those born at full term and a healthy weight.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Two French psychologists, Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon, leaped at the invitation and created the first-ever practical intelligence test.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Feb. 2026
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And in the last five years, 35% of the students have placed in the top 10 for the Diocese’s placement test.—
Stephen Wilder,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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The idea that students might score poorly on a placement test or get answers wrong in an algebra class was no surprise.—
Tammi Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Retest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retest. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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