tasted

past tense of taste

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Recent Examples of tasted To a generation of women who, despite having tasted more public lives working outside of the home during the war were now forced back inside, fashionable Tupperware may have represented something else, says Brumberg-Kraus. Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 30 July 2026 Stroll past its medieval half‑timbered houses and gems like La Couronne, where Julia Child tasted her first French meal. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The best tortillas tasted distinctly of corn, with natural sweetness and earthy, toasted notes, while avoiding sour or flat flavors. Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026 Carr knew that his wine blend tasted great, but the next step was to travel around and try and sell it. Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 This Alsatian red was entirely different from the Pinot Noir I’d tasted at La Cheneaudière—fruitier and brighter. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 The oysters tasted like taking a shot of the sea and chasing it with scallion oil. Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 July 2026 The vinegary vegetables were far too acidic and spicy for the wine, which tasted flat and bitter alongside the giardiniera. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 June 2026 The child has never been near a fish, let alone tasted one. Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasted
Verb
  • Despite all this, Newport is best experienced like a local—and a Newport Airbnb is the best way to go about achieving this.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Since Thursday, Bitcoin owners who store their crypto with Coldcard, which offers a form of hyper-secure storage known as a hard wallet, have experienced four waves of thefts that have affected more than 5,200 individual addresses.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Even a hundred meters below, Rey sensed the planet bend subtly toward her.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • But Bleecker sensed the audience for such a show regardless, especially one that’s been captured well.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • While Eddie and the singer famously had their disagreements, Roth paid tribute to his bandmate after the guitarist’s death.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Farinacci had matches and a butane lighter when he was detained, Nowels said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tarik Skubal could have been wearing a Rays hat or a Brewers hat if either organization felt comfortable parting with prospects.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But with this hypothesis the siblings felt they had been given the freedom to dream for the first time—the very time a miracle might just happen.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • None of the 26 patients who underwent robotic surgery had to be converted to an open procedure, and surgeons achieved clear margins in each case.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • At the hospital, Goldsmith underwent a life-saving procedure tying bands around his veins.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The veal barn had a smell Birdie had never smelled anywhere else—antiseptic, then sweet like a flower and rotten like manure.
    Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • According to an incident report by the Gainesville Police Department, Bader smelled of alcohol after that collision.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • More than 10 explosions were heard in a row, the journalists reported, adding that the intensity of the blasts triggered car alarms on the streets.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The best conversations are those where clients feel heard, not just informed.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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“Tasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasted. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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