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
  • But Republicans sensed an opportunity to take down what many on the GOP side viewed as a Democrat who had not done much to separate herself from the party’s brand.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The worker who heard the woman singing had sensed young, vibrant female energy, and while surely there have been many joyful women on the steamboat over the years, only one enjoyed their last happy moments there.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of sensed
Verb
  • The filmmakers had little choice but to compress the timeline, eliminate major characters, and favor emotional truth over strict historical truth.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Still, the company had little trouble finding takers for the 349 copies to be made.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of had
Verb
  • Tazewell uses black in many different fabrications and leans into using a felting technique to depict the deeper story behind Erivo’s character.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The massive, winding fabric sculpture, stretching nearly 150 feet long, will be suspended from its roof, in all its crocheted, beaded, and felted glory, until October 31.
    Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 June 2024
Definition of felt
Verb
  • Mangione underwent surgery and even texted Martin pictures of it.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Lula underwent surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage after the 79-year-old leader complained of headaches that doctors believed to be the result of a fall in a bathroom at his home in October.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of underwent
Verb
  • The 600-pound statue was stolen in October, sawed off above the feet, and then found by police, according to the AP.
    Annalise Frank, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Gibbs hastily sawed off his leg cast, and was seen some time later taking the long-range shot that painted Pedro’s truck window with brain matter.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of saw
Verb
  • The golf comedy earned $41 million at the box office against a $12 million budget and has since endured as one of Sandler’s most beloved features.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Add to that the not-so-gentle judgments Quad endured during her divorce, and her choice to hold off sharing the news with this particular group of women feels less like secrecy and more like self-preservation.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of endured
Verb
  • For me, culture is that when a comedy was on at home, our house smelled nicer.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Amazon's perfume savings have truly never smelled better.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of smelled
Verb
  • People can be heard crying and screaming in the footage, while others pray for those who were killed.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As part of his teaching, the court heard that Westwood talked to one teenager, who was raped, about a masturbation scene from Bridgerton.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of heard
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