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tried (out)

verb

Definition of 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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Emer’s research team studied more than 89,000 people in Milwaukee who were tested for lead exposure by age 6.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Even so, the number of arrangements to be tested was enormous—beyond human capabilities alone.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026

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