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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
Each application is pre-tested and integrated into the platform to reduce deployment time and improve reliability for end users. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 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
Verb
The new iteration, however, has not been battle tested and the current version of the SAMP/T has a smaller range than the Patriot. — Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Sanders tested positive for alcohol consumption on a portable device and performed poorly on the field sobriety test, the complaint says. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 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
  • But first, the premiere settles the audience into a tried and true cop drama with power struggles over jurisdiction, a local militia led by a man with his own agenda, and a suspect who literally blows the case wide open.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Short films are a tried and true launching pad for horror directors.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
Definition of tried
Verb
  • The judge said the parties now must propose a schedule for addressing the remaining claims, which involve allegations that various artists directly sampled Steely & Clevie’s sound recordings.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Many were cruise obsessives who had sampled all the high-end lines and determined that Explora was the best of the bunch––in part for its laid-back, let-your-hair-down approach to luxury.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sampled
Verb
  • While the main festival was in Grant Park, entry locations for riders stretched all the way to the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry on the South Side.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But as hours stretched into days with no word from them, his hope turned to sorrow.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of stretched
Adjective
  • But this leads to secrets revealed, lies told and tortured confrontations, not just with others but most intensely with himself.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Wuthering Heights In Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte presents a world of conflicts, frictions between families, passions, and attachments—especially those of Catherine Earnshaw and the tortured Heathcliff—across an untamed landscape.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of tortured
Verb
  • Still, the study helps to explain previous research that has examined the connection between music and physiological and psychological stress responses.
    — Payal Dhar, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026
  • China tests anti-drone artillery Wang Lei and his team examined how large-caliber guns could attack groups of small unmanned weapons.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • Paralyzed from the waist down after her suicide attempt, Clancy uses a wheelchair, which Reddington pushed to the front of the courtroom.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • As data centers expand across North Carolina, Attorney General Jeff Jackson has pushed Duke Energy to create a class for the facilities so households aren’t left paying for power plants and grid upgrades needed to serve them.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushed
Adjective
  • Admittedly, viewers on the festival circuit, like those in Locarno where this debuted, and folks who might catch it on streamers or in niche distribution are unlikely to be very bothered about the film’s lack of impartiality.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of bothered
Verb
  • Instead, data centers may have to wait years for full service or accept provisional connections under which their electricity can be interrupted when the grid is strained.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And the United States has already used up many critical munitions and strained its troops in the region by keeping the war going.
    — JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Tested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tested. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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