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Recent Examples of trial and error
They can be grown in a matter of days from a patient's own stem cells, and their doctors use them to screen for the best medicine for their condition, sparing months of trial and error.
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Through trial and error, the technology trained itself to create accurate numerical simulations of airflow to take measurements.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 29 July 2025
This is how children learn independence and responsibility—through trial and error, Chavez explains.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 July 2025
After some trial and error, a pretty shade of pale aqua set the stage for the travel bags; from there, building out the rest of the collection was a direct result of Mitchell’s personal travel wish list.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 29 July 2025
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Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Through trial and error, the technology trained itself to create accurate numerical simulations of airflow to take measurements.
—Colson Thayer, People.com, 29 July 2025
This is how children learn independence and responsibility—through trial and error, Chavez explains.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 29 July 2025
After some trial and error, a pretty shade of pale aqua set the stage for the travel bags; from there, building out the rest of the collection was a direct result of Mitchell’s personal travel wish list.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
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Two test flights of the Vulcan rocket last year gave military officials enough confidence to certify it for launching the Pentagon's medium-to-large space missions.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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The main comment almost everyone who participated in the taste test said about this brand was that the ice cream was very creamy.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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His thought experiments lead sometimes to stone walls and sometimes to flashes of insight or hilarity, always with an un-erasable Jewish inflection.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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In fact, they’re both treated as science experiments and contained in research facilities under humans’ control.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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Trust us, the right workout leggings can make or break a run.—
Joana Ariza,
Glamour,
15 Aug. 2025
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These days, Lugo specializes in hormonal health training for women over 30, sharing advice and workout tips to an Instagram audience of nearly 700,000.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Their report scrutinized the foundation’s financial practices, particularly its practice of taking a hefty cut of the donations made to student clubs to pay for general funds and foundation administrative costs.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Projected starting cornerback Dijon Johnson wore a non-contact jersey for the third consecutive practice.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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Suddenly, Amador – a popular former principal dancer who had been the company’s rehearsal director since 2020 – was thrust into the position of interim artistic director.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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Narvel Blackstock previously served as Clarkson’s manager, and the singer and her future husband first met at a rehearsal for the Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2006, when Blackstock was still married to ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The right exercise for you depends on your age, health, fitness level, and preference.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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The take-home message isn’t that exercise doesn’t matter.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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More: Milwaukee man faces trial in north side crash that killed 69-year-old woman What are the charges against Darius Boldery?—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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But her high-profile indictment could present electoral issues for Brown, who is still awaiting trial on the criminal charges.—
Mary Ramsey
August 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Further underscoring the work is a collection of accompanying essays authored by various experts.—
Zoe Whitfield,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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Keep in mind that admissions officers read thousands of essays every admissions cycle; differentiating your essay from others’ will require you to articulate what specifically distinguishes you.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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