assaying

verb

present participle of assay
1
as in analyzing
to identify and examine the basic elements or parts of (something) especially for discovering interrelationships the company assayed a sample of the rock to see if it contained gold in quantities worth mining

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2
as in trying
to make an effort to do assaying the task of writing his autobiography

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for assaying
  1. analyzing
  2. trying
  3. dissecting
  4. attempting
  5. assessing
  6. striving
  7. examining
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  • Hofstadter is brilliant at analyzing types that feel quite familiar to us today—the crusading urban progressive, the small-town conspiracy theorist.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While designers and merchants remain in control of strategic decisions, AI enhances their expertise by analyzing demand signals, surfacing insights and recommending actions that humans can evaluate.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of analyzing
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  • Your children therefore may not understand the scope of the difference between trying a swimsuit on a figure that looks like them online and not wearing clothes at all, according to Steel.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Now, Ramirez and Chang are trying to bring the same sense of connection to their own classrooms.
    — Melissa May, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of trying
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  • Last Friday, Jason Arday was found dead in his home in London amid a media tempest dissecting his backstory.
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fans ran with the speculation, dissecting the actors’ every interaction.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissecting
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  • Bowie appeared in court Thursday and was charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to designated foreign terrorist organizations.
    — Jack Date, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Jessica Bowie, 35, is facing federal charges for allegedly attempting to provide material support to the terrorist group ISIS after a confidential informant told the FBI that Bowie had reached out for help making explosives.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of attempting
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  • For homebuyers, assessing HVAC filtration and inquiring about past smoke exposure and remediation are vital.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Residents and emergency crews across Hawaii were assessing damage and clearing debris on Monday as Tropical Storm Lala moved away from the islands after leaving widespread power outages and flooding in its wake.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of assessing
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  • Paradoxically, striving for evermore money and material goods as a means of improving wellbeing often undermines quality of life.
    — Janet Linly, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But his appointment also lit a fire among a group of academics - and others - who believe Cambridge and other universities and public bodies are striving too hard to increase their diversity.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of striving
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  • No headline metric currently in circulation captures that shift, which is precisely the problem worth examining.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • When speaking to lawmakers Monday, Mann said Department of Human Services staff are examining both fee-for-service Medicaid and managed care models as an eventual replacement for ARHOME.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of examining
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