try on
verb
tried on; trying on; tries on
1
: to put on (a garment) in order to test the fit
2
: to use or test experimentally
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And there is no setting more emblematic of freedom—and its discontents—than the campus, where tenure is supposed to protect the intellectual liberty of faculty and students living independently for the first time try on new ideas and identities.
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Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
The Cuban government says the Cuban nationals living in Florida who allegedly attempted to carry out attacks on the island will be tried on terrorism charges.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
The Dragons twice leveled the match with a rare try by prop Emre Guler, while Setu Tu scored acrobatically in the corner for a try on his NRL debut.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Despite not being tried on murder charges, Mangione still faces two federal stalking charges.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
The Cuban government says the Cuban nationals living in Florida who allegedly attempted to carry out attacks on the island will be tried on terrorism charges.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
The Dragons twice leveled the match with a rare try by prop Emre Guler, while Setu Tu scored acrobatically in the corner for a try on his NRL debut.
—ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
Despite not being tried on murder charges, Mangione still faces two federal stalking charges.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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