1
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it
an adventurer who has tasted danger and lived to tell the tale
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2
as in sensed
to have a vague awareness of
by your language I can taste that something is wrong
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Recent Examples of tasted
What could be more authentically Eighties than a high-school girl who’s never tasted anything tripper than root beer going onstage to fake her way through a John Lennon acid freakout with the Rocket Man and the Piano Man?
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Rulber de la Torre is opening a new restaurant in Prairie Village, but Mexican food fans may have already tasted his cuisine.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
It’s almost never seen in coffee shops, and none of the staff had ever tasted it before.
—Alex Mayyasi, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2025
When the barrels reached their loading dock, instead of rich complexity, the whiskey tasted of grass and hay.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
This dish is best tasted and then adjusted for seasoning.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
There seems to be a secret sauce to the Miami Dolphins offense that nobody has seen, or tasted yet.
—Omar Kelly
august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
And while other pie crusts in our test tasted buttery, none were quite as lip-smacking as Kroger’s.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Most of them are from parents who have already tasted the sweet victory of quitting on strict bedtime routines.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
Rulber de la Torre is opening a new restaurant in Prairie Village, but Mexican food fans may have already tasted his cuisine.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
It’s almost never seen in coffee shops, and none of the staff had ever tasted it before.
—Alex Mayyasi, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2025
When the barrels reached their loading dock, instead of rich complexity, the whiskey tasted of grass and hay.
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
This dish is best tasted and then adjusted for seasoning.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
There seems to be a secret sauce to the Miami Dolphins offense that nobody has seen, or tasted yet.
—Omar Kelly
august 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
And while other pie crusts in our test tasted buttery, none were quite as lip-smacking as Kroger’s.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Aug. 2025
Most of them are from parents who have already tasted the sweet victory of quitting on strict bedtime routines.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasted
Verb
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Although large crowds attended the NASCAR weekend, the series experienced a variety of issues and will not return to Mexico in 2026.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Those who experienced the earthquake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE Act) was supposed to go to a House floor vote this week, but that plan was scrapped when the bill’s sponsors reportedly sensed a majority would vote nay.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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So did audiences, who sensed that this golden boy was also a decent man.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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And the new role had a different sort of perk, in the form of compensation.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But Kraft ran Harris over, rumbled to the 7-yard line and two plays later Josh Jacobs had a 2-yard TD run.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By the time the impeachment trial commenced, the top-down pressure from prominent, national Republicans could be seen and felt.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Time felt different there—slower, more deliberate.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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For this research, 2,750 people underwent about five years of annual neurological assessments and brain imaging along with evaluations of sleep habits to investigate the association between insomnia and brain changes.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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The research, published in The British Medical Journal, found that for women who underwent breast cancer treatment, the risk of a second primary cancer — meaning a cancer originating outside the breasts — increased by only about 2 percent compared with the general population.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Pep Guardiola has endured his worst start to a league season (three points from three games) and Ruben Amorim’s side only just edged past Burnley last time out, having been eliminated from the Carabao Cup by fourth-tier Grimsby Town earlier in the week.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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For the next six years, Kira endured a rigorous drug treatment regime and was frequently in and out of hospitals.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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My grandma always slept with curlers in her hair to have perfect spirals the next day, and my mom’s jet-black hair was always long, glossy, and smelled amazing.—
Natasha López,
Refinery29,
10 Sep. 2025
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The vape smoke smelled like unicorn farts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Tasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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