high-test

adjective

Definition of high-testnext
1
as in high-grade

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as in high-octane

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Recent Examples of high-test The graduation ceremony and the reception afterward are cute and heartwarming for the grown-ups, bittersweet and mortifying for the kids, who skive off to smoke some of Ed’s high-test weed and have a little Texas Forever moment, toasting their enduring friendships. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026 Unlike many rocket engines used for hypersonic vehicles, the Draper engine runs on high-test hydrogen peroxide and kerosene. — New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026 Eventually, every artist runs out of mountains to climb, or—at the very least—needs a little help finding the high-test 92-octane fuel that can successfully power the creative engine that idles in their brain. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-test
  1. high-grade
  2. high-octane
  3. premium
  4. undiluted
  5. better
  6. unmixed
  7. special
  8. fancy
Adjective
  • Danagoulian also suggests that high-grade radiation hardening could improve satellites' chances of surviving a nuclear winter in space.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 8 July 2026
  • And that’s a relief on a seven-figure motor car made largely of extremely expensive, high-grade carbon fiber.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
Definition of high-grade
Adjective
  • Argentina’s run to the final has been perhaps the most high-octane sequence of knockout games in football history.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 16 July 2026
  • Waugh, 55, is no stranger to high-octane action thrillers, having inherited the Expendables franchise by directing its fourth installment in 2023.
    — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of high-octane
Adjective
  • The rich shopping carousels, the hotel price modules, the flight boxes—these are the premium end-caps of the internet, and Google's own vertical products have occupied them.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The company said about $90 million of that gain came from sublicensing World Cup rights in other Latin American countries, as well as the expansion of the premium tier of streaming flagship Vix and higher linear distribution revenue.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of premium
Adjective
  • Remove Mold Stains From Painted Walls Kill mold spores and lighten moldy stains by spraying the area with undiluted hydrogen peroxide.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
  • But the accountability stays, whole and undiluted, with the physician.
    — Afnan R. Tariq, STAT, 8 July 2026
Definition of undiluted
Adjective
  • Without better reporting, lawmakers and analysts will have to act with incomplete knowledge, essentially guessing effective tax rates based on limited and sometimes misleading reporting.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.
    — Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of better
Adjective
  • Sellke, Shi, and Wang then showed that after a certain number of shuffles (which depended on how many cards were in the deck), the overlap between the decks’ regions of unmixed cards disappeared at an exponential rate.
    — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026
  • Baking the cake unmixed creates a deliciously gooey cake that is crumbly and buttery on top.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of unmixed
Adjective
  • The White House Correspondents' Association presented a special award, the President's Award for Exceptional Service, to Gonzales and the staff of the Washington Hilton during Friday night's dinner.
    — Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Aside from firearm education and training, Valkyrie plans to offer a host of special events, courses and instructors, the pair said.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
Definition of special
Adjective
  • Cheap Iranian drones have been effectively targeting American bases in the Persian Gulf, regardless of the patrolling of fancy F-35 jets.
    — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • All new sign-ups automatically receive Influencer status, while the Ambassador tier requires spending a minimum of $5,000 on the card in a year and the fanciest Icon designation can only be attained with a $15,000 annual spend.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
Definition of fancy

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“High-test.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-test. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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