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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 experimentation
The program expands beyond Toei to highlight the anarchic spirit and genre experimentation that defined the movement.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
But experimentation thrives too.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Right now, in animation, especially, there’s a lot of experimentation with stylization, right?
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
In the commercial area, asteroid mining has evolved from speculation to early experimentation.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Despite being one of its most storied silhouettes, Nike has been increasingly liberal with experimentation on the Air Force 1 in recent years.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
With their large hands and expressive, doleful faces, the great apes are often depicted as the poster children for experimentation.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The local film lineup at Tribeca Festival Lisboa also reflects a mix of emerging and established Portuguese directors that blend experience with experimentation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Mars aligning with Jupiter encourages playful experimentation.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
But experimentation thrives too.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2025
Right now, in animation, especially, there’s a lot of experimentation with stylization, right?
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
In the commercial area, asteroid mining has evolved from speculation to early experimentation.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Despite being one of its most storied silhouettes, Nike has been increasingly liberal with experimentation on the Air Force 1 in recent years.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
With their large hands and expressive, doleful faces, the great apes are often depicted as the poster children for experimentation.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
The local film lineup at Tribeca Festival Lisboa also reflects a mix of emerging and established Portuguese directors that blend experience with experimentation.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Mars aligning with Jupiter encourages playful experimentation.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimentation
Noun
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The Missouri Tigers will face their first power conference test Wednesday.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Kelly McGreal , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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During their stay, the astronauts conducted various scientific experiments and added two of a planned 23 experimental modules to the station.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Experimentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimentation. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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