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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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Some of the material had only been discovered in the last few years and is just starting to be analyzed.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025 -
The researchers also only analyzed stool samples, which means microbial changes in some gut regions could have been missed.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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In recent years, some Wyandotte residents have tried to get the government to delay or cancel its tax sales, which usually happen twice a year, to prevent people who have struggled to pay sky-rocketing property tax bills from losing their family homes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Oct. 2025
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Senate Democrats, joined by two Republicans, tried unsuccessfully last week to pass a resolution to stop the strikes, saying Trump is illegally using military force without lawmakers' permission.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Mahomes dissected the Lions' secondary on Sunday night, throwing for 257 yards and three touchdowns.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Jurors, journalists and scores of public onlookers obsessively dissected the case.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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In the Senate, Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) attempted to move forward with a vote on a full-year Defense appropriations bill on Thursday to gain some favor with Senate Democrats on the edge about the shutdown.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jones attempted to help his quarterback up to his feet before Rodgers quickly shoved him aside.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Players’ well-being and moods are constantly assessed, with Smith’s four full-time staff, which includes a qualified nurse, using World Health Organisation tools.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Even so, the publication reported that 12% of the factories assessed had at least one freedom of association or collective bargaining violation (44 out of 381 factories), and documented 17 cases where workers were prevented from forming or joining a union freely.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Leslie's murder went cold for years until two new detectives re-examined the evidence in 2022.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Since the nineties, a number of studies have examined the long-term impacts of starvation on fetuses in the womb.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Assayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assayed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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