Thesaurus results for TRIES (OUT)

tries (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of try (out)

as in tests

to put (something) to a test want to try out my new skateboard? tried out his skill at archery

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As possibly the most thrilling option in the entire park, the free-fall station tests visitors’ bravery.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
This week’s challenge tests your knowledge of distinctive objects that are connected to a particular novel, like the Maltese falcon or the One Ring.

— J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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Cooke samples an absorbing range of hoaxes, from the college students who convinced the world that an imaginary Scotsman had invented the electric toaster to the Chinese housewife who fabricated an entire war out of boredom.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
The Weeknd has debuted an unreleased new song that samples one of the most iconic pieces of music in anime history, premiering the track live at the opening of the Asian leg of his After Hours Til Dawn tour.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026

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