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 tryout
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2025
This feels more like Nassir Little’s camp tryout with the Heat a year ago, with nothing guaranteed from a contractual perspective.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
The closest thing Friedman had to a tryout was arguably more stressful than an official audition.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
But a tryout with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 impressed then-head coach Mike Vrabel and earned him a training camp invite.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Or simply a tryout for Johnson at center and Bozeman at left guard?
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
Months later, after the UFL’s 2025 season, the Broncos saw enough in Goodrich to bring him in for a tryout and sign him.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
In so many ways, of course, these were like out-of-town tryouts — even in Queens — on his way to working the biggest room there is in baseball, which means Yankee Stadium.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
The show’s world premiere was a pre-Broadway tryout at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven in February 1956.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
That means that the BMW Championship and Tour Championship are tryouts for the tournament that every pro golfer wants in on.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2025
This feels more like Nassir Little’s camp tryout with the Heat a year ago, with nothing guaranteed from a contractual perspective.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2025
The closest thing Friedman had to a tryout was arguably more stressful than an official audition.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
But a tryout with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 impressed then-head coach Mike Vrabel and earned him a training camp invite.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 29 July 2025
Or simply a tryout for Johnson at center and Bozeman at left guard?
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
Months later, after the UFL’s 2025 season, the Broncos saw enough in Goodrich to bring him in for a tryout and sign him.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 July 2025
In so many ways, of course, these were like out-of-town tryouts — even in Queens — on his way to working the biggest room there is in baseball, which means Yankee Stadium.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025
The show’s world premiere was a pre-Broadway tryout at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven in February 1956.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryout
Verb
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Calculating Heart Health Risk in a New Way This heart age calculator isn’t a novel way to test for overall CVD risk—rather, it’s based on the American Heart Association’s Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Events (PREVENT) tool.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
9 Aug. 2025
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But one outperformed the others when tested in deionized water, which is devoid of charge and not found in nature.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
8 Aug. 2025
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Narvel Blackstock previously served as Clarkson’s manager, and the singer and her future husband first met at a rehearsal for the Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2006, when Blackstock was still married to ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Suddenly, Amador – a popular former principal dancer who had been the company’s rehearsal director since 2020 – was thrust into the position of interim artistic director.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Groundwater, surface water and drinking water around the scene continue to be regularly sampled, per the EPA.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Conducted July 25-30, the survey sampled 1,000 U.S. respondents and has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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These days, Lugo specializes in hormonal health training for women over 30, sharing advice and workout tips to an Instagram audience of nearly 700,000.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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While mini fridges can be ubiquitous in dorm rooms, these products can add convenient storage to a workout room, home office, garage, and more areas throughout your home.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Horned Frogs have the next two days off before returning to practice Tuesday.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Aug. 2025
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Quick hits and thoughts as the Dolphins prepare for the third and final week of preseason, culminating in Thursday’s joint practice with the Jaguars in Miami Gardens and Saturday’s preseason finale against Jacksonville at Hard Rock Stadium (7 p.m., CBS 4).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The right exercise for you depends on your age, health, fitness level, and preference.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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The take-home message isn’t that exercise doesn’t matter.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Tryout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tryout. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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