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retested

verb

past tense of retest
as in investigated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retested
  1. investigated
  2. tested
  3. examined
  4. studied
Verb
  • The Star reached out to the Kansas City Police Department asking if the allegations were reported or investigated but did not immediately hear back.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Officials asked the public to continue avoiding the parking structure while police investigated.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of investigated
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  • In San Diego County, 43 bats had tested positive for rabies as of March.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Sixteen packages, which tested positive for the presence of cocaine, were retrieved from her genital area, the outlet reported.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of tested
Verb
  • Engineers who separately examined the building’s exterior supposedly found widespread corrosion in structural components of the soffit panels along the underside of an overhang that wraps around the center.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Webb has detailed how the Broncos have examined the layering of routes to ensure progressions best fit how Nix reads the field.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • Pricing plans, rebate information and outage status were flagged as the most consistently difficult content for customers to navigate across every utility digital channel studied.
    — Amber Mullaney, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Voskanyan had studied in Armenia to be a dentist and later worked a variety of jobs in America including in construction and jewelry and as a dental technician.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of studied
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