retested

Definition of retestednext
past tense of retest

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The shooting is being investigated by the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
    WCCO Staff, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The company has already tested personalized cartoons and reported many reels becoming viral.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Moscow has also sought to boost its military presence in the polar region, home to its Northern Fleet and a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear weapons.
    Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Their study shows that while some planets are destroyed during the early post-main sequence phase, Earth is likely safer than the close-in giant planets examined.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The science specialist university, together with Jabra, studied how voice technology will impact the future of work, and the scientists predicted that by 2028, voice AI will become the default way of working.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Sold to Menemsha, studied in its craft, genuinely tense and gorgeously shot, highlighting the heavenly mountains and a historical hell.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Retested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retested. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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