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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
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
While industry experts largely agree the risk to Nvidia at this juncture is minimal, some believe Nvidia’s grip on the AI chip market is being tested.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 Jan. 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
Two dogs at the Front Street Animal Shelter have tested positive for a highly contagious disease.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
january 30, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
While industry experts largely agree the risk to Nvidia at this juncture is minimal, some believe Nvidia’s grip on the AI chip market is being tested.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tested
Adjective
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Most major automakers won't jump on the new tech and abandon their tried and true production process for steering systems immediately.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Onesto, my tried and true Anytime someone asks me for a dinner rec in Milwaukee, Onesto is my tried and true.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
20 Dec. 2025
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Editors sampled each of the 10 chips without knowing which was which.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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It’s been estimated that, over the decades, Sly and Robbie played on more than 200,000 recordings, including the original tracks, remixes, and the numerous songs that have sampled their work.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Behind Hassan, a bald, muscular man yelled something in Hebrew, and his two arms stretched forward, pointing at Hassan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The books' massive success made a film adaptation inevitable, eventually resulting in five blockbuster movies released between 2008 and 2012 (Breaking Dawn was stretched into two films because one epic finale just wasn't enough).—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For the first time in their tortured history, the Mariners had a chance to avoid a losing record.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Over the years, Tatarsky has expanded the performance into a series of existential vignettes, introducing additional tortured artists who each confront the anxieties and absurdities of life in ways that feel both deeply personal and universally relatable.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Our quantitative analysis examined millions of records from 2015 to 2022.—
Gidon Jakar,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the study, researchers examined health records from more than 800 people with an average age of 56 in five countries with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
5 Feb. 2026
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Infamously, a February 2024 story published by Bloomberg suggested that Panera Bread restaurants, owned by Newsom donor and former high school classmate Greg Flynn, would be exempt from a fast-food minimum-wage increase due to provisions pushed by the governor.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Missouri Automobile Dealers Association CEO Doug Smith said the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to online car shopping and pushed dealers to offer home delivery of vehicles and other perks aimed at making things faster and easier for consumers.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant weathered the blows of COVID-19, but the relationship between Valente and his partners was strained.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Zelenskyy has also warned that Ukraine’s ability to defend civilians has been strained by delays in Western funding.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Those most bothered being Hispanic Americans.—
Douglas Mackinnon,
Boston Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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Van Edwards was recently excited to interview a job candidate only to encounter the person’s resting bothered face throughout the conversation.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Tested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tested. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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