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verb

past tense of test

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Recent Examples of tested
Adjective
Breaking in your heels gradually will help minimize any long-term damage (such as permanent and irreversible bone growths, like bunions), which Dr. Sanders explains usually comes from new, non-tested heels being worn for more than 4 hours straight without backup flats. Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 15 Feb. 2023 And Sinema is a tested and able politician. Chris Cillizza, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
Verb
Ahead, more artificial Christmas trees from National Tree Company that PEOPLE tested and loved. Madison Yauger, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024 Create crisis recovery scenarios for when the plans are tested, and see how well crisis management teams can plot rapid recoveries from the situations. Edward Segal, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tested 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tested
Adjective
  • As great swaths of Los Angeles are destroyed from multiple wildfires and harsh winds, the 45th and soon to be 47th POTUS made his tried and true tactic of taking to social media to find someone to blame — in this case, Trump’s old West Coast nemesis California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
  • In this holiday romance, Maggie and Archer both discover there is merit in preserving the tried and true while making room for new ideas and methods to bring people together and help make dreams come true.
    EW.com, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • In Florida, residents can be involuntarily examined.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Obviously, some of the old ways of policing definitely need to be examined more.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Chappell and Webb have pushed each other out of their comfort zones to create some truly remarkable work in 2024.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Older Americans — who’ve worked hard all our lives — shouldn’t be pushed out onto the streets, forced to go without sufficient food or health care due to unfortunate circumstances.
    Sherlea Dony, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Kennedy’s long history of vaccine skepticism has troubled Republicans and Democrats, though the roughly two dozen Republicans who met with Kennedy in December seemed less bothered.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Young people, who make the majority of South Africa’s 60 million population, appeared less bothered to participate in that election.
    Farai Mutsaka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
Adjective
  • When the club is losing, Miller can become frustrated, charged up and on edge.
    Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Nunley faces a murder charge in that case out of Parker County and had a previous conviction of aggravated assault, according to the statement.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, aggravated assaults rose 4%, gun assaults increased 5% and carjackings skyrocketed 25% during the same time period.
    Russell Contreras, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025

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“Tested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tested. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.

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