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Recent Examples of trial and error
This can include switching to squirrel-proof bird feeders (this often requires some trial and error), using chicken wire to build domes over your gardens, and more.
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Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
Success at tests like puzzles and mazes, which appeared to Washburn to be the result of reasoning, or insight—observation and detection—Thorndike insisted was instead merely the result of blundering, repetition, and trial and error.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
A lot of trial and error, and the entire record was like a triumvirate, a ping-pong game uniting three strikingly different visions.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
Learning through trial and error Building the robot took a lot of trial and error.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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Cori Sears, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
Success at tests like puzzles and mazes, which appeared to Washburn to be the result of reasoning, or insight—observation and detection—Thorndike insisted was instead merely the result of blundering, repetition, and trial and error.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
A lot of trial and error, and the entire record was like a triumvirate, a ping-pong game uniting three strikingly different visions.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2026
Learning through trial and error Building the robot took a lot of trial and error.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
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Nations are made up of individuals, and the dealings of government with individuals are the ultimate and perfect test of its constitutional character.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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OTAs will mark the start of a methodical ramp-up for the former Texas back, with important, physical tests to come this summer.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The second, from a nonprofit called FutureHouse, goes a step beyond and has trained a system that can evaluate biological data coming from some specific classes of experiments.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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Forget your salary—this space billionaire says a simple kids marshmallow experiment can reveal whether you’re destined to stay middle class for life.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Productions often bring together artists from different disciplines, creating space for experimentation alongside traditional repertory.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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In collaboration with Bocci, radical design collective Dudd Haus will also bring together 120 artists to reimagine the night light as a site of experimentation across sculpture, design and personal narrative.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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Eco effort The hotel employs single-stream recycling and green housekeeping practices, and also has a green roof ecosystem to reduce the building’s heat load.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday told lower courts to take another look at a pair of cases involving whether private individuals and groups can sue to enforce a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits discriminatory voting practices.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Without a Combine invite, Montgomery had joined a workout at the University of Toledo to be evaluated by scouts.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Online, this generally meant that creators encouraged their followers to pair a healthy habit with a fun or existing one (scrolling while walking on the treadmill, for example) or to just link two good behaviors together (folding laundry between breaks of your at-home workout).—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 May 2026
Noun
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After completing the rehearsal, ground crews removed the rocket from the launch pad to install hardware for the vehicle’s flight termination system.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Wearing a smart suit jacket during rehearsal, Sandomir is very much the character of Tony.—
Amy Reyes
May 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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In an interview with the website Public Parking, the writer Lucy Ives describes ad-libbing a writing exercise to kill an awkward classroom silence.—
David O’Neill,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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This is an exercise in making a mess and having fun, and then cleaning it up and making meaning, and then doing that all again three times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Over the past three weeks, the collapse of the once-tight bond between two of the most prominent names in AI has been the subject of a high-profile trial in Oakland, California, after Musk sued Altman and OpenAI in 2024 for allegedly violating their commitment to keep OpenAI as a nonprofit.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Supreme Court overturns convictions The unraveling began publicly in October 2023 when Murdaugh’s attorneys filed a motion for a new trial accusing Hill of jury tampering.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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