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| 2 | 36% | 8 | Fire management method that involves igniting a fire at the fire's edge and allowing it to burn back towards the main fire. | |
| 3 | 35% | 8 | Tried and true | |
Tried By Fire Crossword Clue
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TESTED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
TESTED
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "TESTED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Tested and proved useful or correct
- • Tested and proved to be reliable verb
- • To challenge.
- • To refine (gold, silver, etc.) in a test or cupel; to subject to cupellation.
- • To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try.
- • (academics) to administer or assign an examination, often given during the academic term, to (somebody).
- • To place a product or piece of equipment under everyday and/or extreme conditions and examine it for its durability, etc.
- • To be shown to be by test.
- • To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent.
- • To attest (a document) legally, and date it.
- • To make a testament, or will.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The doctor tested my reflexes by tapping on my knee with a small hammer."
- • "The students were tested on their knowledge of math equations."
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