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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
Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
There is no reliable and tested method that can say that a certain volcano will erupt on a certain day or at a certain time.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Verb
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
There is no reliable and tested method that can say that a certain volcano will erupt on a certain day or at a certain time.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Adjective
But the truth is, neither the Cougars nor Bachmeier has been tested.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tested
Verb
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On June 11, Cincinnati Parks staff roped off the area the researchers sampled.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the Pacific Palisades home, the navy and gray throw pillows Zhu sampled had particularly high levels of toluene, which can be produced during combustion.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When the shot rang out, Nathalie tried to reach her daughter, but the melee of panicked runners forced her out a side gate.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The next day, Encarnacion hit a 442-foot homer in his second at-bat of the game, then injured his hamstring in his third at-bat as Encarnacion tried running out an infield single.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Panday plays a convincingly gruff tortured artist alongside Padda’s struggling ingenue, and most of the screen time is devoted to their pairing instead of introducing tertiary excess.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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But there’s also something quite tortured about Douglas Kelly.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The new footage proved to be crucial in both the Right of Review hearing and the subsequent hearing that re-examined the incident.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Barely any other media in recent times has given me an instant shock of glee or revulsion like this absurd anarcho-cartoon being stretched and squeezed to its most grotesque and wholesome clickbait limits.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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Dizon & Truong had to play last weeks’ Japan Open champions Yufei Long & Ting Chieh Wei in the quarters before getting stretched to a third game by two of Australia’s best in Nicola Schoeman and Danni-Elle Townsend in the semis.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Laura is frantic about saving Daniel after learning Cherry pushed her father from a construction site, fracturing his spine in two places.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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If verified, some researchers suggest this respite also could be a glimpse of future hurricane seasons, with the historic early-to-mid-September peak pushed back on the calendar.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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When taking a deeper look at what causes Americans to feel bothered about protesters waving Mexican flags, some clear patterns emerge.—
Loren Collingwood,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Some writers who criticized Taylor Swift reported that they and their family members had been threatened, harassed, and doxed.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Tested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tested. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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