Thesaurus results for TRIES OUT

tries (out)

verb

present tense third-person singular of try (out)

as in tests

to put (something) to a test want to try out my new skateboard? tried out his skill at archery

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Founded by Scripps chemist Peter Schultz, Wildcat built a high-throughput system that tests thousands of battery materials in parallel.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Not everyone who tests positive for alpha-gal antibodies develops a red meat allergy, Molaei said.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

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Marsalis samples his expansive repertoire in performance and is joined in conversation by the senior editor Nick Trautwein.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
The Weeknd has debuted an unreleased new song that samples one of the most iconic pieces of music in anime history, premiering the track live at the opening of the Asian leg of his After Hours Til Dawn tour.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2026

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