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
Mae Anderson, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Sort Items by Category For items that need to live in your room rather than be thrown out, the tried and true trick of sorting them by category is always helpful.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 3 Feb. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Plotted for hours, did a bunch of research, tried the idea or some passages out on a friend.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Some advertisers are sticking to the tried and true.
—Mae Anderson, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Sort Items by Category For items that need to live in your room rather than be thrown out, the tried and true trick of sorting them by category is always helpful.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
Lu tried to guide them to safety, but the dogs ignored him.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Plotted for hours, did a bunch of research, tried the idea or some passages out on a friend.
—Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tried
Adjective
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Affordable yet reliable, the JBL Vibe Beam wireless earbuds are terrific for listening to your favorite tunes while commuting, hiking, exercising or at the beach.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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However, there is a reliable method for keeping crows out of your yard and letting the others live in peace.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Royals pride themselves on pitching and defense, and those will be tested.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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In addition, the court said Lee had no way of knowing what the stain was because it hadn’t been tested before the convictions.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The people killed were the latest fatalities among Palestinians in the coastal enclave since an October ceasefire deal attempted to halt a more than two-year war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Police attempted multiple nonlethal methods to subdue the man, including the use of a Taser and pepper spray, before one officer fired a gun.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Jayne Conroy, a lawyer on plaintiffs' trial team, was also an attorney for plaintiffs seeking to hold pharmaceutical companies responsible for the opioid epidemic.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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These reactions are responsible for converting hydrogen into electricity.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Times of India found workers in Chirag Dilli, the city’s dumpling-making capital, so stretched for fuel that some had given up on steaming and had turned operations over to chow mein.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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In downtown Elgin, a crowd stretched from North Grove Avenue to Foundry Park on Route 31 and a similar event brought out hundreds gathered on Randall Road in South Elgin.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The latter, a wry comedy of futile endeavor, was based on a story by Kiarostami, but Haghighi soon sought to shake off Kiarostami’s influence—and, even more, a prevailing caricature of Iranian cinema that Kiarostami’s style had given rise to.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The decision is a win for the federal government, which sought to block the testimony of FBI special agent Hugh Raymond Evans after Fulton County officials filed suit against the administration, seeking the return of the ballots.—
Olivia Rubin,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Another newcomer, closer Pete Fairbanks, the Marlins’ $13 million free-agent splurge, finished the game in good fashion.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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A level head will be your best asset.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The next hitter, junior Michaela Hamilton — a Northwestern State (LA) pledge — followed with an RBI triple that keyed a three-run inning that pushed the Grapevine Faith lead to 4-0.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Building the execution unit is the next step after Republicans pushed a law through the Legislature to make firing squad the primary method of execution in Idaho.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Tried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tried. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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