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a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
people who oppose experimentations involving animals for the testing of cosmetics intended for humans
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Recent Examples of experimentations
Nonfiction works and literary self-experimentations Can has published several books of literary criticism and commentary about her beloved Western authors, including Kafka, Shakespeare, Johann von Goethe, and Dante.
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René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Now, my youthful experimentations with this stretchy style weren't exactly camera ready, as it was constantly getting tangled in my thick, wavy hair.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Mar. 2026
For too many generations, Black communities have been subject to medical experimentations.
—Akilah Weber Pierson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
But Locket’s pop return comes with a growing confidence in her talent, thanks to successful experimentations with her sound and lyricism on recent releases like 2023’s more introspective Silence Between Songs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
One section traces Fletcher's formative years and early experimentations; another touches on her current artistic explorations.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
The wild part is that there are ferments and experimentations that have yet to be unjarred, like a promise that change is on the horizon.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Dec. 2022
René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Now, my youthful experimentations with this stretchy style weren't exactly camera ready, as it was constantly getting tangled in my thick, wavy hair.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Mar. 2026
For too many generations, Black communities have been subject to medical experimentations.
—Akilah Weber Pierson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
But Locket’s pop return comes with a growing confidence in her talent, thanks to successful experimentations with her sound and lyricism on recent releases like 2023’s more introspective Silence Between Songs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
One section traces Fletcher's formative years and early experimentations; another touches on her current artistic explorations.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
The wild part is that there are ferments and experimentations that have yet to be unjarred, like a promise that change is on the horizon.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimentations
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The project, called RoSA, short for Robot Scientific Assistant for Accelerating Experimental Workflows, aims to create robots capable of working alongside scientists in real laboratory environments while adapting to changing conditions and different types of experiments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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The discussions also emphasized real-world use and human need, forcing us to map our experiments around them.—
Tetiana Aleksandrova,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Initial tests suggested the outbreak may not involve the Ebola Zaire strain, which was responsible for Congo’s devastating 2018-2020 epidemic that killed more than 1,000 people.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Once there, the astronauts will attempt to dock the capsule with a lunar lander vehicle and perform a series of other tests designed to assess the agency’s readiness to attempt a human moon landing.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
16 May 2026
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“Experimentations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimentations. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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