as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
a tried method for catching sport fish
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as in tested
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
you're trying my patience
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as in attempted
to make an effort to do
try to unlock the door will try to call later tonight
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Recent Examples of tried
Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Use Graham's tried and true microwave cleaning method and steam clean the appliance with lemon water.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
One of the individuals swam under the boat and tried to flip it over to no avail.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
To save the lives of infants and small children living in low- and middle-income countries, there are a handful of tried and tested tools, like anti-malarial drugs, bed nets and vaccines.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
Use Graham's tried and true microwave cleaning method and steam clean the appliance with lemon water.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
Jones tried to make a hero play on the Chargers’ final third-down conversion, stepping out of his assignment and out of his containment lane to rush the passer.
—Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
One of the individuals swam under the boat and tried to flip it over to no avail.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tried
Adjective
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And especially with the other unknowns in the starting rotation, a reliable King changes the dynamic of how the Padres can navigate a postseason series.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Backed by Uniper, ABB, OKG, and the Royal Institute of Technology, Blykalla is poised to deliver Europe’s first advanced SMR for reliable, sustainable energy in AI and clean industries.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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The results from the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) showed on Tuesday that about a third of the 12th graders tested in 2024 did not have basic reading skills, while almost half did not have basic math skills.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But her athletic triumph was tragically dampened by years of abuse at the hands of her husband and coach Jim Martin, who in 2010 attempted to murder her, stabbing her many times, slicing the flesh off the bone from her leg, and shooting her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump added that the strike occurred in international waters as the group attempted to move narcotics north.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These are all features developed by the building’s original creators, the Miami firm of Steward-Skinner and Associates, prominent architects of the time also responsible for the design of the Miami Seaquarium and MIA’s first jet-age terminal.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Just because data is used does not mean that reliable, responsible insight is necessarily being delivered.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 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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But much like Howard Jarvis feared, the tax-and-spend interests have sought to destroy Proposition 13 ever since, most recently by persuading courts to carve loopholes in its constitutional protections and invent new ways for government agencies to raise revenue.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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European hunters, many of them colonial officers, sought the Barbary lion as a trophy.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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All of the cats who tested this litter adjusted to it quickly and easily — some even had a little play date in their box, kicking and scratching, which is a good sign!—
Kayla Blanton,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Leisure’s best new hotels of 2021, Wander the Resort offers 10 luxurious glass-and-timber cabins along the quiet northern shores of West Lake.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 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
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“Tried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tried. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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