as in empirical
based on observation or experience
possesses the kind of experiential knowledge that is gained only from a long and eventful life
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Recent Examples of experiential
The 30,000 square-foot outdoor plaza, along with SugarBird, will also include Highball Social Club, a 15,200 square-foot experiential restaurant and bar, which is expected to open in the fall.
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Our clients are generally professionals seeking experiential luxury.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The world of watches, and indeed luxury in general, is evermore moving towards the experiential—and leaning stylishly into the trend is Audemars Piguet, which has opened its new AP House in London.
—Ming Liu, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Area 15 is a mixed-use experiential playground, offering up an impressive assortment of retail, dining, nightlife and immersive activities.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for experiential
Patrick Damp, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
Our clients are generally professionals seeking experiential luxury.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
The world of watches, and indeed luxury in general, is evermore moving towards the experiential—and leaning stylishly into the trend is Audemars Piguet, which has opened its new AP House in London.
—Ming Liu, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026
Area 15 is a mixed-use experiential playground, offering up an impressive assortment of retail, dining, nightlife and immersive activities.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for experiential
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiential
Adjective
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That's a bold claim, and one that needs a lot more empirical detail than the company laid out in its press release.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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For years, Republican lawmakers and education leaders have argued that sociology — especially high-enrollment introductory courses — has been overtaken by progressive ideology and strayed from empirical scholarship.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Despite the results, researchers emphasized that the study was observational and cannot prove cause and effect.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Another is that the data is observational.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Episode 3 is a little more objective.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2026
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This might be particularly impactful coming from a computer, which users subconsciously view as more objective than a human.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This was the fallacy that led to the rise of elegant, beautiful, and compelling scenarios — grand unification, supersymmetry, extra dimensions, and string theory — whose predictions simply don’t appear to match experimental reality in any measurable way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
1 Apr. 2026
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This year’s Persistence of Vision Award celebrates experimental filmmaker and poet Lynne Sachs.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Experiential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiential. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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