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adjective

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as in tried

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verb

past tense of test
1
as in sampled
to put (something) to a test please test this sample for the presence of lead

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2
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
Adjective
But summer back in New York, amid the fug of the city, requires a return to a tested and true formula. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 June 2025 The End Kidney Deaths Act finally offers a tested and reasonable solution. — Lindsay Gutierrez, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
Verb
The principles underneath all this that then will be explored and tested in this period, one of them is immunity. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 According to Caltrans Deputy Division Chief of Public Affairs Christopher Clark, air samples in three buildings on the Caltrans Laboratory campus tested positive for asbestos in October and December 2024. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tested
  1. tried
  2. sampled
  3. stretched
  4. tortured
  5. examined
  6. pushed
  7. bothered
  8. strained
Adjective
  • Bottles of alcohol were passed from hand to hand among young revelers as hundreds more tried to push closer to the city center, some succeeding, many others turned back by the crush of the crowd.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • As John Stivale and Steven Graffam of Stivale-Graffam Home point out, relying on nature is a tried and true option for hiding almost any unsightly external features.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 21 June 2026
Definition of tried
Verb
  • The molecules sampled from these two points are then delivered separately to the vomeronasal organ on the corresponding side of the snake’s mouth, providing distinct chemical information about its environment.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
  • Editors sampled the lemonades side by side, scoring them on taste, texture, and overall experience using a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
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Verb
  • Stars including Reese Witherspoon, Emma Stone and Paul Rudd were seen departing the venue after the festivities began Friday evening and stretched until the early hours of Saturday morning.
    — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Brazil were energetic and vertical, Vinicius Junior and Rayan stretched their opponents and Gabriel Martinelli’s stoppage-time winner was just reward.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of stretched
Adjective
  • It’s held together beautifully by Bailey, who’s easy to root for as the tortured protagonist, and, as one half (along with her sister) of the musical duo Chloe x Halle, knows a thing or two about the musician’s plight.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Superman pops in for a couple of cute scenes along the way, while another DC side character, the alien and bounty hunter Lobo (Jason Momoa), appears as a tortured bit of universe-building.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Definition of tortured
Verb
  • Few elections in American history have been examined as extensively as Georgia’s in 2020.
    — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 7 July 2026
  • Separately, Giuliani and Goodwin examined the officiating history of Brazilian referee Raphael Claus, whose decision to issue the red card ignited the controversy.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • Earlier this week Iran also pushed back against a statement from France’s President Emmanuel Macron that said France, Oman and others would collaborate on removing mines from the strait.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Falling oil prices and the easing of a commodities crunch have pushed countries — wary of being left exposed by another global crisis akin to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz — to shore up their stockpiles.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of pushed
Adjective
  • Rumpled lengths ooze insouciance, radiating a can't-be-bothered energy that, for some, is far cooler than even the bounciest blowout.
    — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Definition of bothered
Verb
  • Relations between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh have also been strained by differing approaches to the wars in Sudan and Yemen, relations with Israel, and management of oil markets.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • Some are mothers, some daughters, with relationships that can be deeply loving or strained or both.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
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