assaying

verb

present participle of assay
1
as in analyzing
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining

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2
as in trying
to make an effort to do assaying the task of writing his autobiography

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaying
  1. analyzing
  2. trying
  3. dissecting
  4. attempting
  5. assessing
  6. striving
  7. examining
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  • Markovic is a deputy principal investigator for one of the teams tasked with analyzing the barrage of data (enough to fill up the storage on about 40,000 laptops over Roman’s five-year mission).
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers often study natural processes by modeling them as computations and analyzing them mathematically.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzing
Verb
  • Some days, trying harder just gives the problem more opportunities to annoy you.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Madubuike is trying to return from a significant neck injury that cost him most of last season.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of trying
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  • Content creators from across the political spectrum are making guides on the best tools to cut down Flock cameras, blasting them off poles with shotguns, and dissecting every misstep the company makes.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Amateur sleuths, armchair lawyers and influencers have turned the soon-to-conclude trial into snackable, whodunit content, dissecting every detail and advancing their own theories across TikTok and other social platforms.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • There have been some limited cases in which noncitizens have been criminally charged for voting or attempting to vote, including in Michigan, but it's been rare and not thought to have altered the outcome of any elections.
    — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Pakistan’s security forces killed 15 militants attempting to cross into the country from neighboring Afghanistan, the military said Thursday, a sign of continuing tensions along the border.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of attempting
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  • Crews are assessing damage, but repairs may be delayed in areas with winds exceeding 35 mph.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The ministry plans to introduce an integrated AI platform in command and control to improve speed and accuracy in decision-making, including assessing battlefields and choosing targets.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of assessing
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  • However, instead of a conservative regression, Dressen has noticed institutions striving to adopt more innovative practices on a number of levels.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But a home that cannot absorb something deeply meaningful is striving for taste at the expense of inauthenticity.
    — Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of striving
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  • Doctors examining the previously healthy teenager at a Los Angeles hospital discovered a subdural hematoma, a life-threatening injury which occurs when blood collects on the surface of the brain.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The group had been examining the middle finger on Sasaki’s right hand.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of examining
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“Assaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assaying. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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