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trying on

VERB

evaluate, test

Synonyms

WEAK

appraise audition check out demonstrate experiment fit give a try have a dry run have a fitting inspect practice probe prove put into practice put to the test sample scrutinize taste try for size wear

Antonyms

WEAK

abstain

VERB

evaluate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check out wear

WEAK

appraise audition demonstrate experiment fit inspect practice probe prove sample scrutinize taste test try out

Example Sentences

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Some in the area fled in fear after the strike, while those who had remained there were trying on Saturday to make sense of what had happened.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

And this influencer, with a sharp blond bob and glass skin, is trying on jackets at a small-town Goodwill, where the merchandise has not yet been eviscerated by other consumers completing their own “hauls.”

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2026

The stores feature full-length mirrors that Jacobson says customers have been using both for trying on the glasses and for taking selfies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The three Samuelson girls, including Ellis’ child, Eva, pass through different versions of their lives, as so many of us do, trying on and shedding identities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

She was a teen, Mia told herself over and over; she was trying on new skins, like all teenagers did, but privately she stayed wary of the changes she saw.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng