tasted

verb

Definition of tastednext
past tense of taste
1
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it an adventurer who has tasted danger and lived to tell the tale

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2
as in sensed
to have a vague awareness of by your language I can taste that something is wrong

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasted
  1. sensed
  2. had
  3. felt
  4. underwent
  5. saw
  6. endured
  7. smelled
  8. heard
Verb
  • In the meantime, Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn has also reportedly sensed an opportunity.
    AFP, Fortune Asia, 23 Dec. 2024
  • While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sensed
Verb
  • Desmond Bane had 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Carter had little national name recognition when he was elected president in 1976, having served in the Georgia Senate and one term as governor of the state before moving to the White House.
    Stephen Fowler, NPR, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of had
Verb
  • Wednesday 🎨 Discover the art of needle felting at The Line Hotel from 6:30-8:30pm.
    Nicole Cobler, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Perhaps their most felting loss of this recent skid, despite being blown out in Denver, was their 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, as Kirk Cousins threw four interceptions, one of which was returned fo a touchdown.
    Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of felt
Verb
  • In 2004, Clinton underwent a quadruple bypass operation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and returned to the same hospital in 2010 for another heart procedure, during which two stents were inserted into a coronary artery.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Lepers underwent muscle biopsies at each stage of the experiment to measure the metabolic properties of his muscles.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of underwent
Verb
  • Weather Wind and rain are not your friends when sawing.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
  • But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of saw
Verb
  • However, in a family business that’s endured for over a century, the past occasionally makes a resurgence.
    Erik Trinidad, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Another well-wisher, 73-year-old Karen Maclean, who has endured cancer for over 20 years, shared a heartfelt exchange with both Kate and King Charles.
    Erin Hill, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of endured
Verb
  • Officers on a routine patrol at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station smelled and saw smoke and discovered the woman on fire, standing in the middle of the subway car.
    Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Officers patrolling on an upper level of the subway station then smelled and saw smoke, and went to investigate, according to Tisch.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of smelled
Verb
  • This is what The Athletic has heard about Chelsea’s plans for January so far.
    Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Fox News Digital obtained shocking audio between Cyrus and his estranged wife where the country crooner is heard berating his Australian ex and using profane language.
    Ashley Hume, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of heard
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