tried (out)

past tense of try (out)
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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tested
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  • In Virginia, 352 animals tested positive for rabies in 2024, with raccoons making up the largest part of the figure—with 148 testing positive for rabies, state Department of Health data shows.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Similarly, a robot developed in Germany has been tested for human-machine cooperation in construction.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 13 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 14 Oct. 2025.

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