high-test

adjective

Definition of high-testnext
1
as in high-grade

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as in high-octane

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Recent Examples of high-test The graduation ceremony and the reception afterward are cute and heartwarming for the grown-ups, bittersweet and mortifying for the kids, who skive off to smoke some of Ed’s high-test weed and have a little Texas Forever moment, toasting their enduring friendships. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026 Unlike many rocket engines used for hypersonic vehicles, the Draper engine runs on high-test hydrogen peroxide and kerosene. — New Atlas, 25 Feb. 2026 Eventually, every artist runs out of mountains to climb, or—at the very least—needs a little help finding the high-test 92-octane fuel that can successfully power the creative engine that idles in their brain. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-test
  1. high-grade
  2. high-octane
  3. premium
  4. undiluted
  5. better
  6. unmixed
  7. special
  8. fancy
Adjective
  • NexGen is constructing a large high-grade uranium mine and mill in Canada under its Rook I Project, which is expected to be completed by 2030.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Founded in 1998, Mitsuwa Market offers an array of authentic Japanese ingredients, including high-grade rice, miso, seaweed, snacks and condiments.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of high-grade
Adjective
  • Rookie Josue De Paula showed down the stretch, and with his plate discipline even in high-octane moments in the postseason, just how impactful the young players in the Dodgers’ system could be.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But Misiorowski’s right arm, which has brought the Brewers to the brink of the World Series, is likely still thousands of high-octane fastballs away from earning him a long-term contract reflective of his value.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of high-octane
Adjective
  • The premium line's newest additions are its Sphere Class vessels, Sun Princess and Star Princess.
    — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The report recommends textured, dusty finishes as well as premium applications that can take the color beyond a single season.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of premium
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  • Because the richest tenth of Americans own nearly 90% of household stock-market wealth, every dollar shifted from paychecks to profit flows almost undiluted to the top.
    — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The closing look circled back to the same idea, but this time the same model carried the bag with a black skirt suit, the most undiluted iteration of Chanel.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of undiluted
Adjective
  • Which is why better hiring begins with three ways of protecting ourselves against both.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • By better understanding how the AAC organizes vocal output in budgerigars, researchers hope to gain new insights into human speech disorders, such as aphasia and Parkinson’s disease, which can impair a person’s ability to produce language.
    — Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of better
Adjective
  • Sellke, Shi, and Wang then showed that after a certain number of shuffles (which depended on how many cards were in the deck), the overlap between the decks’ regions of unmixed cards disappeared at an exponential rate.
    — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026
  • Baking the cake unmixed creates a deliciously gooey cake that is crumbly and buttery on top.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of unmixed
Adjective
  • The café uses a special roast from an NKC small-batch roaster called Northlandia, according to Stevie Rose, marketing specialist at Life Unlimited.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The production won the Tony Award for special theatrical event.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of special
Adjective
  • The people who brought cars in, some of them were really fancy and cost a lot of money to make.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The flap is just the latest flight of fancy bringing bird decor into the design discourse.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
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“High-test.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-test. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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