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97%8Exact Match!
noun

• an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

• a struggle between rivals

verb

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• trying something to find out about it

• any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc

• a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

• the act of undergoing testing

• the act of testing something

• a hard outer covering as of some amoebas and sea urchins

verb

• put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

• test or examine for the presence of disease or infection

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• show a certain characteristic when tested

• achieve a certain score or rating on a test

• determine the presence or properties of (a substance)

• undergo a test

95%5Exact Match!
noun

• a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

verb

• take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

• to be courageous enough to try or do something

• challenge

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New York Times09 Nov 2025 Across 29
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