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past tense of test

tested

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tested
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
The model was tested using computer simulations and a real eel-like robot. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025 Others haven’t been tested yet. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tested
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tested
Verb
  • As explained in the behind-the-scenes dive, the BAFTA Award-winning composer imagined the sound in images, sampled MRI sounds, and composed the actual score for a trap beat.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Science missions have only sampled grams of material, notes Dreyer.
    Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Still, Mares-Sedillo went to work and tried to go about her day.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Keough said her grandmother tried to settle Lisa Marie's estate less than 24 hours after her death in 2023.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Swift making herself into a tortured poet trying to outdo a pretentious, typewriter-wielding ex.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Co-starring Andrew Scott as Rodgers and Margaret Qualley as a semi-fictionalized admirer of the closeted Hart, Blue Moon promises to be a wrenching look at a complex and tortured songwriter, with stunning performances to boot.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the new study, researchers examined bone marrow stem cells donated by patients undergoing hip replacement surgery.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Insurance is becoming more expensive with fewer options A 2025 report from the Treasury Department examined insurance data trends from 330 insurers, covering more than 246 million homeowners insurance policies across the country from 2018 to 2022.
    Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • McBee, who is facing up to 30 years in prison, was originally given a sentencing date in March before being pushed to June and then September.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Schiffer said Meghan had been too risk averse in the first two seasons, but could try to pitch a slightly different concept for a third season that pushed the boundaries far more.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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