retested

verb

past tense of retest
as in investigated

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  1. investigated
  2. tested
  3. examined
  4. studied
Verb
  • The Moscow Investigative Committee said on Saturday evening the attack was still being investigated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Hernandez was awarded full custody, then Sebastian was hospitalized, and both parents were investigated again before Hernandez was arrested.
    — Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of investigated
Verb
  • Although engineers successfully tested the revolutionary reactor, the project was ultimately canceled in 1964 as ballistic missiles emerged as a more practical, and less environmentally catastrophic alternative.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Following meetings and auditions over the last couple months, sources say a small group of actors tested after the July 4 holiday.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tested
Verb
  • Afterward, rescuers and a veterinary team from the University of California, Davis examined the horse and sedated it.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
  • However, no one had directly examined fully strained films thinner than about four nanometers using techniques capable of measuring both the motion and spin of electrons at the same time.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • González also studied the poetry of June Jordan, who called for the creation of more green space in Harlem.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, a recent review of common interventions employed to reduce compassion fatigue revealed that most interventions haven’t been adequately studied.
    — Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of studied
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