1
as in experiencing
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 sensing
to have a vague awareness of
by your language I can taste that something is wrong
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Recent Examples of tasting
Like all tasting menus, the Journey has its ritual flourishes, some of them twee (such as the servers presenting a basket of farm eggs and an arrangement of grains just before the courses featuring those ingredients) and others quite charming.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
FlavCity is working to make a name for itself as a leader in the ongoing trend by setting higher industry standards and showing that high-performance supplements can be built on a foundation of real, transparent food that does what it’s supposed to do while also tasting good.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The valley’s burgeoning wine scene flaunts more than 550 tasting rooms spread across 11 American Viticulture Areas (AVAs).
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The new coin battery also comes in child-resistant packaging as mandated by law, has a nontoxic food dye that turns blue when a battery comes into contact with saliva and also has a bitter-tasting coating that may help deter swallowing, according to Energizer.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
FlavCity is working to make a name for itself as a leader in the ongoing trend by setting higher industry standards and showing that high-performance supplements can be built on a foundation of real, transparent food that does what it’s supposed to do while also tasting good.
—K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The valley’s burgeoning wine scene flaunts more than 550 tasting rooms spread across 11 American Viticulture Areas (AVAs).
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The new coin battery also comes in child-resistant packaging as mandated by law, has a nontoxic food dye that turns blue when a battery comes into contact with saliva and also has a bitter-tasting coating that may help deter swallowing, according to Energizer.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasting
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With several senior players experiencing prolonged dips in form, Mason Greenwood has again been Marseille’s most effective performer, scoring 26 goals in 44 matches across all competitions and being named in the Ligue 1 team of the season.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration estimates that about 30 percent of people experiencing chronic homelessness live with a serious mental illness, and nearly half have a co-occurring substance use disorder.—
Shianne LeClaire,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Native color sensing changes how machines perceive their surroundings by combining geometric structure with visual context.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Last week, likely sensing which way the legal wind is blowing, Paramount Skydance’s chief legal officer Makan Delrahim wrote to Bonta to preemptively plead the company’s case.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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More about Richard Glossip's case Glossip is accused of having his boss, Barry Van Treese, an Oklahoma City motel owner, killed in 1997 to keep from being fired for embezzlement.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The Giants’ defense will feel the sting of not having Dexter Lawrence in the middle anymore during this one.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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My long, cold period of feeling relegated as a writer was over.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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For many families, barriers to care stem not only from transportation or cost, but from feeling misunderstood, unseen, or unable to communicate comfortably with providers.—
Maria Bledsoe,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Local students have organized service projects including book collections and craft activities for children undergoing treatment.—
Susan Soldavin,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2026
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The legal technology industry is undergoing a period of rapid transformation, driven by advances in artificial intelligence and increasing demand for more efficient, accessible, and cost-effective legal services.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Criticizing those who are actually out there touching it, smelling it, handling it, doing the work — that’s just absolutely shameful.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The lawsuits filed on Tuesday accuse Nicor Gas and the building's management company of failing to properly respond after residents reported smelling natural gas hours before the explosion.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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Hiba imagined seeing snow for the first time and living in a cold state, such as Ohio.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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His absence led to Ben Hutton and Dylan Coghlan seeing elevated minutes, and both handled them well.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Walker claimed that the police car was traveling at high speed, most likely on a call, and recalled hearing sirens right before the crash.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Indeed, hearing about your trips could bring them a lot of joy.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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“Tasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasting. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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