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as in sampled
to put (something) to a test
please test this sample for the presence of lead
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as in stretched
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
all of these unnecessary questions are testing my patience
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Recent Examples of tested
Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
There is no reliable and tested method that can say that a certain volcano will erupt on a certain day or at a certain time.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
But beyond those elite few prospects, why would coaches play or pay freshmen instead of the veterans, the tested and proven Division I players, now available in what amounts to forever free agency?
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
There is no reliable and tested method that can say that a certain volcano will erupt on a certain day or at a certain time.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Adjective
But the truth is, neither the Cougars nor Bachmeier has been tested.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tested
Verb
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On June 11, Cincinnati Parks staff roped off the area the researchers sampled.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the Pacific Palisades home, the navy and gray throw pillows Zhu sampled had particularly high levels of toluene, which can be produced during combustion.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reportedly Has Big Plans For Wrestlepalooza In the weeks leading up to Wrestlepalooza, Asuka tried convincing Sky to let her assist in her quest to regain championship gold.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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In the bottom of the third, Kershaw tried to sneak a middle-middle fastball by Bumgarner, who already had six career home runs entering that at-bat.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Isaacs plays Timothy, the tortured patriarch of the Ratliff family, on season 3 of The White Lotus.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Panday plays a convincingly gruff tortured artist alongside Padda’s struggling ingenue, and most of the screen time is devoted to their pairing instead of introducing tertiary excess.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The pee is then examined for clarity, which is supposed to indicate purity.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Michigan Court of Appeals concluded that the MPSC appropriately examined the location of the Line 5 replacement segment within the Great Lakes Tunnel, consistent with Michigan law.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In all, 160 guests filled the hall, where the banquet table stretched 155 feet, glittering with 139 candles and more than 1,400 pieces of cutlery.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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Videos shared by Russian media showed passengers sleeping on the floors of Sheremetyevo, the country’s busiest airport, as long queues stretched through the terminals.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The president on Tuesday again pushed back applying a ban on the app, which had been decided under his predecessor Joe Biden.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The creatures, with big, bald heads, long arms and eyes out of proportion to their bodies, were seen across the farm in trees, on top of the house and one even pushed its face against the window.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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When taking a deeper look at what causes Americans to feel bothered about protesters waving Mexican flags, some clear patterns emerge.—
Loren Collingwood,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Some writers who criticized Taylor Swift reported that they and their family members had been threatened, harassed, and doxed.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Tested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tested. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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