as in tested
to put (something) to a test
want to try out my new skateboard? tried out his skill at archery
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The concept was also explored with the Airborne Laser project, initiated in 1996 and tested in 2007, when a laser with one megawatt of power was mounted on a Boeing 747.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Zurek’s theory of quantum Darwinism — which, again, uses nothing more than the standard equations of quantum mechanics applied to the interaction of the quantum system and its environment — makes predictions that are now being tested experimentally.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Tried (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tried%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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