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 tasted
Having big league baseball in San Diego, always a gift, tasted a little sweeter on Wednesday.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Lastly, Larson tasted her Sakuramochi strawberry pie.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Every mouthful tasted fresh and balanced.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Apr. 2026
After an intensive vetting process of the recipes submitted, a handful of top contenders would be tested and tasted by staff members.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
But every day, when the afternoon heat settled in, my mom and I would make our way up to Maribel’s, a coffee bar and pastry shop, for mango ice cream that tasted like sweet relief.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Boxed cake mix never tasted so good.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
The avocado-oil potato chips with just three ingredients tasted like they’d been made from real potatoes, unlike their ruffled rivals.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
The ground not-beef taco tasted virtually indistinguishable from its meat counterpart, elevated by plenty of seasoning.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Lastly, Larson tasted her Sakuramochi strawberry pie.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Every mouthful tasted fresh and balanced.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Apr. 2026
After an intensive vetting process of the recipes submitted, a handful of top contenders would be tested and tasted by staff members.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026
But every day, when the afternoon heat settled in, my mom and I would make our way up to Maribel’s, a coffee bar and pastry shop, for mango ice cream that tasted like sweet relief.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
Boxed cake mix never tasted so good.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
The avocado-oil potato chips with just three ingredients tasted like they’d been made from real potatoes, unlike their ruffled rivals.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
The ground not-beef taco tasted virtually indistinguishable from its meat counterpart, elevated by plenty of seasoning.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasted
Verb
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Other participants experienced the sounds within the context of their dreams; in one, the question seemed to emanate from a dream radio.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Earlier this month, the Times of India reported an Air India Express pilot experienced a cardiac arrest at Delhi Airport on April 8.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Makris and his co-author, Cadine Navarro, want to further investigate whether other environmental cues, such as wind, could be sensed by plants in similar ways.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
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And some understood it more self-consciously and articulately than others, but most people sort of sensed it.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Lions had 42 varsity players this year, including 22 girls.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The junior right-hander finally had some breathing room.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But most states have already held primaries for 2026 so the high court's decision is likely to be felt more in the 2028 presidential contest or in 2031, after the next Census.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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What once felt like an opportunity to close has become something closer to a necessity.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Upon arriving in Maryland that Tuesday Crosby, who’d had surgery in January to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, underwent a physical exam that included a series of imaging tests.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Bessant’s journey of personal resilience A breast cancer survivor, Bessant underwent a lumpectomy and radiation treatment at Novant Health.—
Chase Jordan
April 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Take that time at the 2021 Academy Awards when a reporter asked her what Brad Pitt smelled like.—
Regina Kim,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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Water began pouring into David Tahara’s North Park home Tuesday night around midnight, thanks to a late-breaking rainfall and a basement storm drain that smelled of sewage at certain points.—
Christiana Freitag,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).—
Ella Quittner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
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The two men were too far away to be heard by reporters, and television cameras did not pick up the audio.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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North Carolina has more than its share of mythical creatures – from the Beast of Bladenboro to the Wampus Cat – so people pay attention when bizarre screams are heard in the night.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Tasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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