retested

verb

past tense of retest
as in investigated

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  1. investigated
  2. tested
  3. examined
  4. studied
Verb
  • Richard Warren Middle School was placed on a security hold status while authorities investigated the report and determined the student did not have a gun, Kitchens said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
  • While officers investigated, a tow truck driver reported finding a man with a gunshot wound nearby, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of investigated
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  • The threat posed by the Greens will be tested next week when the party’s leader, Zack Polanski, contests an election to become the next Member of Parliament (MP) in London’s Holborn and St Pancras constituency – Starmer’s seat for over a decade.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins, who authored AB 2760, argued the technology was too new and had not been sufficiently tested to be proven safe.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of tested
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  • The book examined the ways that social actors can respond to dysfunction and decline in organizations, from businesses to political parties and governments.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Breakthrough Institute found 10 organizations files 67% of forest management lawsuits examined.
    — Chris Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
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  • New discoveries at an ancient site in Greece are revealing the remains of a sprawling royal complex where young Macedonians studied and trained — offering new clues about a school tied to one of history's most legendary rulers.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers at England’s Oxford University studied every Olympics between 1960 and 2016 and found that every single one of them went over budget, by an average of roughly 150% to 170%.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of studied
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“Retested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retested. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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