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Recent Examples of trial and error
Students garden, keep bees, and care for animals, learning through trial and error as much as through success.
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Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
That wasn’t the only trial and error.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
With no formal engineering background, Richardson began collecting information online, perusing old manuals, learning through trial and error.
—Oliver Wang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
All that trial and error is stressing your plant out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
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Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
That wasn’t the only trial and error.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
With no formal engineering background, Richardson began collecting information online, perusing old manuals, learning through trial and error.
—Oliver Wang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
All that trial and error is stressing your plant out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
Noun
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But now, these six weeks of spring training leading into the six months of the season, the test starts for real.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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This test flight also delivered a demonstrator payload for @LockheedMartin.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Officials hope that by analyzing the results of NASA's experiment, space agencies will be better positioned to repeat the maneuver.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Do your best to keep the stakes low to encourage experimentation.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ultrarunner and coach Marco Altini has a great discussion of his personal experimentation on altering metabolic flexibility to improve his running performance.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside,
5 Mar. 2026
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With a fine equivalent to a few days’ revenue and some marginal changes to its business practices, Live Nation will, more or less, plow ahead as the dominant force in live music.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Panthers then signed him off the Cowboys’ practice squad in November 2025.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To refuel after your workout, grab some Magura Bros poke or a tropical smoothie bowl at the nearby Sunrise Shack.—
Kristine Thomason,
Outside,
9 Mar. 2026
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Why Entrepreneurs Are Paying Attention The economics of Iron Bodyfit are designed to be as lean as the workouts themselves.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wendy’s wandering eye wrecks rehearsals.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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Visitors can watch the rehearsal or sing along.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tillman was the first selection in a schoolyard pick ’em of NFL players past and present being divided into teams, not for a scrimmage or football game, but for an exercise in which Tillman and other NFL stars would be tasked with making a short film.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2026
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These exercises can be performed using free weights, resistance bands, bodyweight movements or even household items, such as soup cans.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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Details of how a trial would move forward with states that don’t sign on to the settlement will be decided later.—
Josh Sisco,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Rocky declined to take the stand during the trial.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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