as in challenging
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
beginning rock climbers should choose a less testing route to the summit
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1
as in sampling
to put (something) to a test
please test this sample for the presence of lead
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as in trying
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 testing
Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
So a review of the principles and record of means-testing social programs is warranted.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Plus, Panera is testing out a new energy drink, bird flu is back and tightening turkey supplies, and more.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Our testers evaluated each Dutch oven’s performance, ease of use, durability, and value (once the retail price was revealed post-testing).
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2022
So a review of the principles and record of means-testing social programs is warranted.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
Verb
October’s first quarter moon is here to stir the pot, testing everything from your loyalty to the emotional boundaries that challenge your connections.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Plus, Panera is testing out a new energy drink, bird flu is back and tightening turkey supplies, and more.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for testing
Adjective
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With launch costs extremely high, sending a large platform to orbit is challenging.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Their league schedule in the Southland Conference includes a challenging February road stretch through Texas, and non-conference begins with a high-profile matchup against the Kentucky Wildcats.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The deep floor of the LUNA testbed allows for sampling and drilling up to nine feet (three meters) below the surface, enabling scientists and engineers to test technologies for resource extraction, mobility and construction.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Meg has posted several teasers of the track earlier in October before slapping an official release date on the Total-sampling single.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Others were trying to find a place in a growing narrative of American exceptionalism.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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The risk to coffee production from climate change has some researchers trying to develop more climate-resistant varieties of coffee.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Cue, Helm’s first rejection, abandonment, difficult emotions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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This character was actually quite difficult for me.—
Gavin J Blair,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Parente claims he has been blocked from fully examining the vehicle since it was returned.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Guests mingled and dined at long, stretching tables lined with plum calla lilies and small golden lamps.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Zelenskyy said attacks were reported in the capital Kyiv and at least nine other Ukrainian regions, stretching from frontline areas in the southeast of the country to the border with Poland in the west.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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All in all, even a moderate approach was like 12-hours of rigorous cardio.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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His label pioneered the industry’s intensive training system, recruiting performers as young as elementary school age and putting them through years of rigorous preparation.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Democrats are pushing to extend soon-to-expire health care tax credits and reverse earlier Medicaid cuts, but Republicans have rejected those proposals.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The partisan scramble was sparked by Trump pushing Texas and other Republican-majority states to redistrict to preserve the party’s majority in the House, prompting Democrats to launch their own efforts to push back.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Testing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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