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
The Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival kicked off on Friday and runs through April 27 with local, celebrity and Disney chefs offering cooking tips during culinary demonstrations, tasting seminars and signature events.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
The brand took the burger wars still further, announcing a new chief tasting officer gig and offering a $100,000 salary for anyone to make video reviews—no experience or qualifications required.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Epstein now plans to convert the wine-bottling area into about a 2,000-square-foot wine-tasting room with hopes of creating a more comfortable, spacious setting that could do business in bad weather.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
No one expects hamburgers to be healthy, but Kempczinski’s video of him tasting the burger was roasted online.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 7 Mar. 2026
The brand took the burger wars still further, announcing a new chief tasting officer gig and offering a $100,000 salary for anyone to make video reviews—no experience or qualifications required.
—Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Epstein now plans to convert the wine-bottling area into about a 2,000-square-foot wine-tasting room with hopes of creating a more comfortable, spacious setting that could do business in bad weather.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
No one expects hamburgers to be healthy, but Kempczinski’s video of him tasting the burger was roasted online.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasting
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Arriving in the Coachella Valley, with its impossibly blue skies and neighboring Joshua Tree wilderness, one's sense of scale and perspective soon recalibrates; a prerequisite, perhaps, for experiencing a city that has long served as refuge.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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The class of 2026 dedicated their focus on Bridge of Hope San Diego, a nonprofit organization that supports families experiencing housing insecurity and crisis.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The device is a low-power millimeter-wave radar sensor that could enhance vehicle sensing accuracy by providing in-vehicle systems with critical data on surrounding traffic.—
Etiido Uko
March 14,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mobix Labs’ products and systems also support aerospace applications, communications infrastructure, industrial monitoring, and emerging autonomous sensing technologies.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Bradbury said having an identity is key in this league, and likes the physical brand of football played in head coach Ben Johnson's offense.—
Matt Zahn,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Aiding a teenager slumped on the ground having a medical episode this month led to North Miami Beach officers learning that a Miami Gardens man had been raping her for at least the last two years — a discovery that her mother had long since made, authorities say.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Lead with that part of the experience to connect with what young people are feeling in the moment.—
Alexis Redding,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2026
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But others reported feeling significant to severe pain and being unable to sleep, including two women who had given birth by cesarian section, per the court document.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Mosaku is undergoing her own rediscovery, as the film encouraged her to reconnect with her roots.—
Kemi Alemoru,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2026
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For one, the AI system undergoing the test should not have access to summaries of its own hardware specification or tools that can reveal it.—
Dimitris Tsementzis,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Heated mop washing and drying For even more hygienic and clean-smelling mops, look for a dock with both heated mop washing and heated drying.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Fences are cool and all, but wouldn’t a green shrub with lovely-smelling flowers be more appealing?—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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Offensively, the Cowboys were clearly comfortable seeing TCU’s style of defense for a third time.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
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Phillips also played a complete season in 2025 after seeing two separate significant injuries end his seasons in 2023 (Achilles) and 2024 (ACL).—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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Their only requisite, besides location, was a top-floor unit, so there’d be no risk of hearing neighbors above.—
Carisa Crawford Chappell,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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After hearing their parents lay it out, none of the Smith kids — Lilly, Eli, Maggie, Brice, Wilson or Jesse — flinched at the idea of helping their baby sister.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Tasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasting. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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