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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Geoff Elliott, who shares the title of producing artistic director at A Noise Within with wife Rodriguez-Elliott, doesn’t so much play Willy Loman as try on various accents, none of them remotely convincing to this native Brooklynite.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Allow for more contact during legal tampering period Proposed by the Pittsburgh Steelers and tried on a trial basis in 2025, the rule change for allowing teams to have video or phone calls with up to five unrestricted free agents in the two-day legal tampering period has now been made permanent.
—Nick Harris
april 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Their schedule includes a few more technology demonstrations, a small trajectory correction burn, and trying on their orthostatic intolerance garments — compression clothing worn after landing to help counteract the effects on the body after returning from a microgravity environment.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The staff typically suggests the client choose six to try on and go from there.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Allow for more contact during legal tampering period Proposed by the Pittsburgh Steelers and tried on a trial basis in 2025, the rule change for allowing teams to have video or phone calls with up to five unrestricted free agents in the two-day legal tampering period has now been made permanent.
—Nick Harris
april 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Their schedule includes a few more technology demonstrations, a small trajectory correction burn, and trying on their orthostatic intolerance garments — compression clothing worn after landing to help counteract the effects on the body after returning from a microgravity environment.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The staff typically suggests the client choose six to try on and go from there.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Try on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/try%20on. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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