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Recent Examples of untried
The only remaining untried tactic is the more coordinated deployment of expansionary fiscal and monetary policy.
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Timothy F. Geithner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
The planned execution raises heated questions about the ethics of using the untried method to execute Smith, who has been through one previous execution attempt.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
While untried adventures will always woo us, many of us hikers spend more time in the comfort zone.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2024
While some people close to the campaign think that firing Mr. Powell could be on the table again, others have warned that doing so would be legally untried and open to a court challenge.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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Timothy F. Geithner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
The planned execution raises heated questions about the ethics of using the untried method to execute Smith, who has been through one previous execution attempt.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
While untried adventures will always woo us, many of us hikers spend more time in the comfort zone.
—Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2024
While some people close to the campaign think that firing Mr. Powell could be on the table again, others have warned that doing so would be legally untried and open to a court challenge.
—Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 23 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untried
Adjective
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Greif: Though Houston ended last season with the West’s second-best record, that seed didn’t scare anybody entering the postseason; the Rockets were too inexperienced and untested and lost in the first round.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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This should come as no surprise, but an untested rookie who won’t turn 19 until late December is going to have more weaknesses than strengths in his debut season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Doing so requires security leaders to ask the right questions—of themselves and their would-be providers.—
Dave Merkel,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Trump's second term is full of reminders of the would-be assassin who shot the Republican in Butler, Pennsylvania, one year ago, killing a supporter at the rally before a Secret Service sniper shot and killed the gunman.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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The mayor has yet to internalize how much City Hall’s elaborate bait-and-switch on voters in winning approval of much-higher-than-promised new trash fees on 226,000-plus single-family homes has damaged his reputation.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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The veteran outfielder has been trying to adjust to a new role as a platoon DH this season.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Both pans come unseasoned, but there’s one major difference—the Blue Carbon pan gets a heat-treatment, which prevents corrosion and rust, while the Mineral B pan comes with a beeswax coating for rust resistance during shipping.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 June 2025
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Simply combine 1/2 cup unseasoned rice vinegar with 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon salt.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
4 June 2025
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Everything then was fresh, local, and far more creative than people of today can even imagine.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Designer Elizabeth Ghia’s inspiring spaces bring icons of design history into the 21st century for spaces that feel fresh yet classic.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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The result: a smooth, green sauce that’s beaming with fragrant summer flavor. Stash a batch in your fridge to instantly jazz up anything the pesto touches.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 July 2025
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Editor’s tip: Be sure to help yourself to the honesty bar near the lounge, replete with a luxurious green marble tabletop sourced from Iran.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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“Untried.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untried. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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