assayed

verb

past tense of assay
1
as in analyzed
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining

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2
as in tried
to make an effort to do assaying the task of writing his autobiography

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Recent Examples of assayed Is this a riddle assayed by a fairy-tale creature? — Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for assayed
  1. analyzed
  2. tried
  3. dissected
  4. attempted
  5. examined
  6. assessed
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  • Because of ever-increasing amounts of data to be analyzed, AI will have its place in digital forensics.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Geneticist Shigeki Nakagome of Trinity College Dublin and his colleagues analyzed 13 bone samples previously collected from an archaeological site at Camarones in northern Chile.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzed
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  • Prosecutors said the defendant wanted to kill his spouse and tried to push her off the cliff.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Lowe tried to score from second on Frazier’s hit but was thrown out by left fielder Wyatt Langford.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tried
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  • Zahavy dissected the process that went into Albert Einstein’s formulation of his General Relativity Theory, noting that the scientist’s thinking evolved through three phases – deduction, induction, and finally, abduction.
    — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In an exclusive preview of the bonus content, Emily Blunt‘s meteorologist Margaret Fairchild — who takes center stage in the film opposite Josh O’Connor — is dissected by the actress, director and more.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of dissected
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  • The victim's wife spotted them on their home security system and attempted to call him, but the phone was in the suspects' possession.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Glasner said the Innocence Project spent years conducting its own investigation before filing the petition and first attempted to work with the district attorney’s office rather than immediately seek relief in court.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Schrell examined whether annual production campaigns would be more effective, but concluded that the approach would not make economic or operational sense because of costs, limited hot-cell capacity and the isotope’s relatively short half-life.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The study examined 1,089 working adults residing on lower apartment floors in Tokyo.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • Experts have assessed North Korea's troop dispatch has given it crucial battlefield experience as well.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) has international diagnostic criteria published in 2017, assessed through clinical examination.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
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