as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
a tried method for catching sport fish
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as in tested
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
you're trying my patience
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as in attempted
to make an effort to do
try to unlock the door will try to call later tonight
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Recent Examples of tried
Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Some advertisers are sticking to the tried and true.
—Mae Anderson, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The chief and others named tried to repress the report — and a judge initially sided with them — but it was eventually released nine months later.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Networks are treating prediction markets like polling data, but polls use scientific sampling, transparent, tried and true methodology.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Some advertisers are sticking to the tried and true.
—Mae Anderson, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Uncle Tom figured his Commander had suffered enough indignity and tried to end the meeting.
—Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
The chief and others named tried to repress the report — and a judge initially sided with them — but it was eventually released nine months later.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tried
Adjective
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The Giants became the first National League team to seven losses, and although 10 games is not a representative sample, there’s never a good time in a season for a team’s most reliable veterans to play sloppily or make decisions on tilt.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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These are not tools that belong in a corporate leader’s operational playbook, but products of necessity arising from the absence of reliable governance.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Red Sox have amassed a huge amount of starting pitching depth heading into 2026, but that depth is already being tested less than a week into the season.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Only 55% of athletes were tested at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and four athletes tested positive, according to The Athletic.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Tigers finished 14th in the SEC standings, but analytically showed strength in key offensive categories, ranking first in the conference and 17th nationally in free throw percentage, while also placing top five in the SEC in both 3-pointers attempted and 3-point percentage.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Then, in December of that year, the United States attempted to loft its first satellite, a tiny craft called Vanguard Test Vehicle 3.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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The investigation revealed that the man near the scene was the child's uncle, who was the last person known to be responsible for the child's care, police said.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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To take ecology seriously in art is not to retreat from circulation, but to insist that circulation be reciprocal, responsible, and capable of resisting the monocultures—economic, cultural, and political—that continue to shape the present.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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My parents took me on my first flight at three months old and never stopped, raising me in a world that stretched far beyond home.—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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The other day, a squad of dancers stretched and limbered up in the halls as, outside, the lions stayed still.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trump has sought fewer environmental rules.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The president thanked Thune and Johnson for their work, and sought to project Republican unity.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Gluting is ranked as the second best left-hander in Illinois in the 2027 class by Prep Baseball Report behind Benet’s Quinn Rooney, who’s a Notre Dame recruit.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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But UConn, usually at its best after making halftime adjustments, immediately fell behind again in the third.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2026
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The confirmation of the 2035 bid, submitted jointly by England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, was also pushed back to form part of the same event.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Toronto then pushed their lead into the 20s early in the fourth.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Tried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tried. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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