as in tested
to put (something) to a test
want to try out my new skateboard? tried out his skill at archery
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Such optimism will be tested as major automakers such as General Motors, Ford and Tesla begin reporting third-quarter results this week.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025 -
The Shiz University roommates initially clash before forming a friendship, which is tested at the end of the first movie when the Wizard of Oz (Jeff Goldblum), who secretly plots to silence the talking animals of Oz, comes between them.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Tried (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tried%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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