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as in developmental
made or done as an experiment
an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia
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as in empirical
based on observation or experience
asserted that experimental knowledge is vastly superior to idle speculation and theorizing
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Recent Examples of experimental
Right now, the multi-trillion-dollar global apparel industry is undergoing an aggressive technological shift, adopting artificial intelligence as a production standard rather than an experimental pilot.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
This spring saw the opening of so many new restaurants to add to your list, from Korean barbecue in Midtown to experimental seafood in a Brooklyn arts space, and more.
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Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
2 July 2026
Created by Lux Entertainment, the Balloon Museum provides an unusual way to experience inflatable art through large-scale exhibitions, experimental design and site-specific works.
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Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Lambe is now working with the Serum Institute of India to finish testing the experimental vaccine in ferrets and hopes to have doses ready to test in people in Congo this summer.
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Alice Park,
Time,
2 July 2026
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
This spring saw the opening of so many new restaurants to add to your list, from Korean barbecue in Midtown to experimental seafood in a Brooklyn arts space, and more.
—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
2 July 2026
Created by Lux Entertainment, the Balloon Museum provides an unusual way to experience inflatable art through large-scale exhibitions, experimental design and site-specific works.
—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Lambe is now working with the Serum Institute of India to finish testing the experimental vaccine in ferrets and hopes to have doses ready to test in people in Congo this summer.
—
Alice Park,
Time,
2 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimental
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Here was a government that had explicitly borrowed from Beijing’s developmental playbook and sincerely attempted to imitate it, but failed.
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Before that, people with mental illnesses or developmental and intellectual disabilities were largely confined to institutions.
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These results are the empirical fuel SkyDrive needs to advance its certification process with Japan's Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) and, eventually, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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While empirical evidence shows that heatwaves are becoming more frequent, longer and more intense, the changes experienced by people around the world -- including how the heat impacts them both during the day and at night -- has not yet been well-studied, the researchers said.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in the new filing defended his agency’s decision to withhold millions of investigative files, saying that releasing more materials would harm Epstein’s victims and the government.
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Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.
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That transition — from looking casually to carefully observing, first with powerful optics and then navigating with the naked eye — is what observational astronomy is all about.
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Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, observational studies suggested that moderate alcohol consumption might offer cardiovascular benefits.
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Prominent civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Van Turner, who are representing the family of Kohen Wiley, released preliminary findings from the independent autopsy during a news conference on July 1.
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The sheriff's office says a preliminary investigation found that workers were installing underground tanks.
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An objective outsider can help challenge assumptions, ask difficult questions and provide a perspective that may be difficult to maintain from inside the situation.
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But the disagreement ultimately has less to do with objective criteria—such as the effects of climate change in Europe, which is warming twice as fast as the global average—than subjective questions about what constitutes an acceptable level of physical suffering and sacrifice.
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The technology is designed to act as a co-pilot, augmenting rather than replacing the training, professionalism and instinct of experienced emergency personnel.
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The pilot and co-pilot, both American, died in the accident, which occurred at La Romana International Airport, the airport said in a statement.
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“Experimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimental. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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