as in challenging
requiring considerable physical or mental effort
beginning rock climbers should choose a less testing route to the summit
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as in sampling
to put (something) to a test
please test this sample for the presence of lead
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as in trying
to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress
all of these unnecessary questions are testing my patience
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Recent Examples of testing
Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2021
So a review of the principles and record of means-testing social programs is warranted.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
The debate among Democrats has cut across typical ideological lines, with centrist and moderate Democrats lining up in favor and against means-testing elements of the bill.
—Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
There were only 40 lucky guests invited—two of whom unluckily could not attend after pre-testing positive for Covid—to what was effectively the launch of Marcelo Burlon’s new charitable foundation this July.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2021
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The animated story of a cosmetics research rabbit had millions of views on social media and gathered more than 1.3 million signatures for anti-testing legislation in Mexico.
—Lindsey McGinnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2021
So a review of the principles and record of means-testing social programs is warranted.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
The debate among Democrats has cut across typical ideological lines, with centrist and moderate Democrats lining up in favor and against means-testing elements of the bill.
—Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
There were only 40 lucky guests invited—two of whom unluckily could not attend after pre-testing positive for Covid—to what was effectively the launch of Marcelo Burlon’s new charitable foundation this July.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2021
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Making something on that scale for an AI game studio backed by someone with no experience in making games would be…challenging.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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The most challenging part of this one dish recipe is chopping the potatoes, which of course isn't even difficult.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
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Police are still trying to better understand what led to the shooting.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Scientists are also trying to exploit the fungus’s sensitivity to temperature by building Bd-free habitats or moving frogs to locales where the fungus can’t survive.Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
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Antiaircraft fire kept the bombers so high, however, that aim was difficult to manage, and the bombs fell indiscriminately, destroying more than 4,300 homes while damaging three-quarters of the city's factories.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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But maintaining the progress made by Lynn the previous season was made all the more difficult by the fact that UCLA’s defense had been depleted by the NFL draft.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Challenging your thoughts involves critically examining the negative or anxious thoughts that arise in your mind.Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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In addition, examining women at top levels of different departments highlights how women are often funneled into roles that are less directly tied to profit generation, such as human resources.Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Yet a Brown University study found that students who took courses from professors with more rigorous grading standards learned more.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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And the Bruins played a rigorous out-of-state schedule to prepare for another run.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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Donnelly said the winds changed overnight, pushing the blaze back over the border to New Jersey.Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The actress and former Disney Channel star merges edgy contemporary designs while still pushing boundaries with accessories and various elements beyond her sartorial statements.Julia Teti, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
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Another commenter urged the original poster to stand her ground, and suggested a practical approach in the midst of the tough situation.Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Powell inhabits a handful of tough guys and embodies a few more idiosyncratic tropes—a long-haired Russian, a Patrick Bateman power-suit type, and a character seemingly inspired by Tilda Swinton—to convince his marks.Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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Ukraine is grappling with a critical manpower problem on the front line and is straining to hold back Russia’s grinding assaults.Hanna Arhirova and Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Yeah, no more straining to do all that with your middle fingers.Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Testing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/testing. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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