as in to test
to put (something) to a test
want to try out my new skateboard? tried out his skill at archery
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Recent Examples of try (out)
Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
The candidate tryouts for the role show Democrats are blessed with a lot of talent.
—E.j. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, 30 July 2024
But Wells’ defensive dominance throughout tryouts wasn’t enough to earn her a spot on the Olympic roster.
—Colin Capece, Conner Olsen, Robbie Hodin and Brenda De La Cruz, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Denver had a quartet of wide receivers in Tuesday for tryouts.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
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In the next two years Chapman had a tryout with the Chicago Bears during rookie minicamp in 2005 and a workout for the Cincinnati Bengals.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Oct. 2024
The candidate tryouts for the role show Democrats are blessed with a lot of talent.
—E.j. Dionne Jr., Washington Post, 30 July 2024
But Wells’ defensive dominance throughout tryouts wasn’t enough to earn her a spot on the Olympic roster.
—Colin Capece, Conner Olsen, Robbie Hodin and Brenda De La Cruz, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
Denver had a quartet of wide receivers in Tuesday for tryouts.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
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The team hopes that future studies can test the effectiveness of different treatment methods on other corals.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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The goal is to grow Waymo in its existing service areas while also testing the self-driving tech in cities like Buffalo, New York, and Washington, D.C.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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During a rehearsal break, Arnold motioned Savchenko over and asked him to explain a video, in which eagle-eyed fans noticed the background were the same in Savchenko and Nader’s latest posts.Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The drills, viewed as a possible rehearsal for invasion, raised alarms in Washington.Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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For the latter, Mike chopped up his band’s still-rising hit and reorganized the instrumental into a repeating pattern, similar to a DJ sampling part of an old rock song for a new rap track.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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The margin of sampling error for voters in the AP VoteCast survey was estimated to be plus or minus 0.4 percentage points.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Pressing it at any time pauses a workout and slows the belt gradually to a stop.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Local boxing studios like Box Union and Rumble Boxing provide classes that split between punching the bag and a strength workout.Carolyn Burt, Orange County Register, 11 Nov. 2024
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Learning to live with the state of the world’s a daily practice.Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The wine program at Mother Wolf stocks more than 400 labels, focusing on Italy’s Piedmont, Tuscany and Sardinia, with multi-generational family producers and emerging estates and an emphasis on organic and sustainable practices.Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Returning to school as quickly as possible, with appropriate support, and getting light exercise that doesn’t pose a head injury risk are important first steps in concussion recovery, and in line with the latest research.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Particularly for women who lose bone density during and after menopause, regular exercise is critical.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Try (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/try%20%28out%29. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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