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as in sampled
to put (something) to a test
please test this sample for the presence of lead
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as in stretched
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
Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Producers had wanted to move forward with the location even after a contractor warned that the building was likely constructed with asbestos and should be properly tested.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Apr. 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
Neither team has been particularly tested in this NCAA Tournament, with the Wildcats winning each of their first four games by at least 12 points and the Wolverines winning all four of theirs by at least 13.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Producers had wanted to move forward with the location even after a contractor warned that the building was likely constructed with asbestos and should be properly tested.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tested
Adjective
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As for the tried and true pastels that come around each spring?—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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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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Vance clinched roughly 53 percent of the vote, sampled from over 1,600 attendees at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), in Texas, according to a poll reported by the Reuters news agency.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Its impact was especially felt in the burgeoning hip-hop scene; in the decades after the poem’s recording, dozens of rappers, including Queen Latifah, Common, Pharrell Williams, and Kendrick Lamar, either quoted its lyrics or sampled its music in their songs and performances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Mar. 2026
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My parents took me on my first flight at three months old and never stopped, raising me in a world that stretched far beyond home.—
Shayla Martin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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The other day, a squad of dancers stretched and limbered up in the halls as, outside, the lions stayed still.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The getaway spirals into terror when Katie (Charli xcx) becomes possessed by a violent, tortured spirit (Mizuhara), unleashing a nightmare steeped in Japanese horror tradition.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 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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That film also examined labor relations in the context of a Chinese auto glass manufacturer that took over a moribund GM plant in Ohio.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Epoch poll also examined how American adults were putting AI to use.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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The confirmation of the 2035 bid, submitted jointly by England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, was also pushed back to form part of the same event.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Toronto then pushed their lead into the 20s early in the fourth.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Curry's younger brother, Seth, came off the bench to contribute 12 points in his second game back after missing eight with a strained left inner thigh.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The aromatics do the heavy lifting here, infusing the sauce with personality before getting strained out to create a silky restaurant-style gravy.—
Jenny Rosenstrach,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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For the first time in a minute, PTA doesn’t look too bothered to be explaining himself about this movie, perhaps because he’s finally got the hardware to back up a worthy film that dares to upset or even confound its audience.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Winnipeg Jets, 25-26-10 Feb. 6: 28 Sean: 25 Dom: 25 The perfect deadline: Addition by subtraction Logan Stanley and Luke Schenn are the exact sort of player archetypes that get traditional contending GMs overly hot and bothered.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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