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to put (something) to a test
please test this sample for the presence of lead
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to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
all of these unnecessary questions are testing my patience
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Recent Examples of tested
Lindsay Gutierrez, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
But beyond those elite few prospects, why would coaches play or pay freshmen instead of the veterans, the tested and proven Division I players, now available in what amounts to forever free agency?
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for more aggressive prevention and earlier treatment, including a recommendation that all adults be tested once for lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk marker for heart disease.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The End Kidney Deaths Act finally offers a tested and reasonable solution.
—Lindsay Gutierrez, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
But beyond those elite few prospects, why would coaches play or pay freshmen instead of the veterans, the tested and proven Division I players, now available in what amounts to forever free agency?
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Verb
Have your soil tested by taking samples from multiple spots in the lawn.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
New guidelines for managing cholesterol call for more aggressive prevention and earlier treatment, including a recommendation that all adults be tested once for lipoprotein(a), a genetic risk marker for heart disease.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tested
Adjective
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The tried and true methods still work For some people, the methods used by past generations are sufficient.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Here are several tried and true ways to lower soil pH in organic gardens.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
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Out of 27 samples taken from the Memphis aquifer, only one resulted in a detection of PFAS, at the lowest detection rate of any of the five aquifer systems sampled.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
5 Mar. 2026
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The four-person crew have already sampled and rated various options during preflight tests, with considerations given to both nutritional requirements and the Orion spacecraft’s storage restrictions.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Mar. 2026
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The lead stretched to 12 early in the third quarter, but slowly and painfully for Parker, the hosts, with Archer attacking the glass, kept pecking away.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, working- and middle-class families are stretched thin.—
Tiffany Caban,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Henshall is a hoot as the tortured inspector, though the series has recently taken on a new dimension with the addition of Ashley Jensen (so brilliant in Ricky Gervais’ Hollywood satire, Extras) as the formidable DI Ruth Calder.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Mar. 2026
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Look, credit where credit is due, the man is good at a tortured love confession!—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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And nearly every business, supply chain expert, and economist who examined the data concluded that the costs fell almost entirely on American firms and consumers, not on foreign exporters.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Glassman said the family’s legal team is looking into whether Khimberly was properly examined during her initial hospitalization.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Mike Singletary leads Texas Tech to the biggest rally in Big 12 tournament history, scoring all 29 of Texas Tech’s points during a second-half surge that pushed the Red Raiders to a 88-83 win against the Aggies.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Efforts to vote on it in were again pushed back in January, with the bill amended to give Mamdani a longer runway for appointing people to the commission.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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However, as Kyle Newman’s article documented, the CSHAA transfer system is increasingly strained and is failing some of the very students it is meant to support.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
7 Mar. 2026
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As the war continues to escalate across the Middle East, including in areas critical to the production and movement of oil and gas, that's strained the energy sector globally.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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More than 60 million travelers pass through its airport each year, yet, historically, few bothered venturing into town unless on their way to a board meeting.—
Diana Hubbell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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If the analytics don’t get you hot and bothered, though, don’t worry, because there are plenty more storylines headed into Sunday’s game.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Tested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tested. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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