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
Area 15 is a mixed-use experiential playground, offering up an impressive assortment of retail, dining, nightlife and immersive activities.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Validating the framework A Unitree G1 humanoid robot was used for experiential training to assess the framework’s impact.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
Starboard Entertainment has acquired North American rights to This Is Buzz, the experiential documentary feature directed by Mark Pellington and inspired by the cult MTV series Buzz.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Lazy Bear debuted in the Mission District in 2014, and quickly became known for its experiential, communal dining experience.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
Validating the framework A Unitree G1 humanoid robot was used for experiential training to assess the framework’s impact.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
Starboard Entertainment has acquired North American rights to This Is Buzz, the experiential documentary feature directed by Mark Pellington and inspired by the cult MTV series Buzz.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2026
Lazy Bear debuted in the Mission District in 2014, and quickly became known for its experiential, communal dining experience.
—Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiential
Adjective
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The system begins by preprocessing battery data using a technique called complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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At this point, the disagreement is not merely empirical but conceptual.—
Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One thing that could aid in its acceptance is obtaining observational evidence of the existence of primordial black holes, which since they were first proposed by Stephen Hawking in the 1970s, have remained frustratingly hypothetical.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The observational study could not establish direct cause and effect, with the authors noting that more research is needed to address existing disparities.—
Dr. Anna Jinnah,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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There’s not an objective scale.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Transporting antimatter to quieter environments could boost experimental accuracy by 100 to 1,000 times.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Normal, founded in 2022 by former engineers and scientists from Google Brain, Google X, and Palantir, is also using its chip design software internally to build its own experimental AI hardware.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Experiential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiential. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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