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
Verb
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While some of his countrymen saw piracy as anarchist, a strike against big business, Ek sensed a more moderate path.—
Hua Hsu,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024 -
In the meantime, Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn has also reportedly sensed an opportunity.—
AFP,
Fortune Asia,
23 Dec. 2024
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Musk had a prominent seat in the House gallery near the First Lady, even as some Democratic lawmakers brought guests who were directly impacted by his DOGE initiatives, including fired federal workers and others who have felt the effects of a government funding freeze.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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But yes, that was cold-blooded to Dickson, who clearly had a crush on her.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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However, the lurid thoughts communicated in Johanne’s prose are enough to send Kristin and Karin into a spiral over how Johanne could possibly have come to felt this way.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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In the viral video's comments section, viewers expressed their surprise that the felting process worked.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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In 2004, Clinton underwent a quadruple bypass operation at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and returned to the same hospital in 2010 for another heart procedure, during which two stents were inserted into a coronary artery.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Lepers underwent muscle biopsies at each stage of the experiment to measure the metabolic properties of his muscles.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
23 Dec. 2024
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In Han Kang’s latest novel, a character saws off the tips of two of her fingers in a woodworking accident.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Bentley and cinematographer Adolpho Veloso also plunge audiences into the tactile particulars and handcraft of logging, Robert sawing away with numb determination while he’s forced once again to be far away from his wife and child.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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The stock market endured its worst day of the year this week and fears of a recession have intensified.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Even though United were in the shadow of Liverpool and others, the aura of Old Trafford forged in the 1950s and 1960s endured.—
Michael Walker,
The Athletic,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Officers on a routine patrol at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue subway station smelled and saw smoke and discovered the woman on fire, standing in the middle of the subway car.—
Susan Haigh,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Officers patrolling on an upper level of the subway station then smelled and saw smoke, and went to investigate, according to Tisch.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
23 Dec. 2024
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The mic operator can be heard apologizing after bumping the president.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Afterwards, a smaller 8-inch model of Herman comes out of bigger Herman’s body alive and well, having heard Keats’ speech.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Tasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasted. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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