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testing

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verb

present participle of test

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of testing
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
At treasury operations across major corporations, finance directors are quietly testing a technology that could reshape how multinational companies move money. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 Panera Bread is testing frescas and energy refreshers in select bakery-cafés. Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for testing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for testing
Adjective
  • The stalemate over funding in Washington comes at a challenging time for the more than 40 million Americans carrying education debt.
    Annie Nova, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
  • According to construction manager John Kearns, the oceans swells became too challenging, moving the barge too much for the crane to operate safely.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Historically, that intergenerational conversation has come through producers sampling older records, or George Clinton rapping Rakim lyrics — not AI slop.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Others were trying to find a place in a growing narrative of American exceptionalism.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 26 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • One of the world’s most persistent waste problems, plastics are durable and difficult to recycle.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • But grass is difficult to digest for the mammal.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The film presents a fresh perspective on the history of American and Japanese relations, exploring how sports serve as a cultural mediator, and examining the bond that baseball forged between the two countries.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Rest of the world is watching Other countries are paying close attention to the drone battles in the Black Sea, drawing lessons and examining whether they can be applied to waters elsewhere.
    Anastasiia Malenko, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By the end of the game, hundreds of shirtless brethren had joined in on the revelry, stretching across four sections and making headlines.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • At the absolute minimum, Prince Andrew and others in Epstein’s orbit showed a pathological incuriosity about the young girls who surrounded him—and that is stretching good faith to its very limit.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The discovery of the solar cycle now moved Carrington to undertake a rigorous study of sunspots that soon earned him a reputation as Britain’s premier solar observer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Public markets offer transparency, governance, and liquidity; private firms, by contrast, often avoid periodic reporting and undergo less rigorous oversight.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And Italy’s Serie A is still pushing for approval to move Milan’s match against Como to Perth, Australia, in February.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Half of his power lies in his ability to explore outside the mold, pushing through reggaetón into dancehall and Latin trap without losing command of the audience.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Testing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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