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as in developmental
made or done as an experiment
an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia
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as in empirical
based on observation or experience
asserted that experimental knowledge is vastly superior to idle speculation and theorizing
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Recent Examples of experimental
Forty percent of the releases were dramas, followed by documentaries at 36%, with the remainder consisting of comedies, horror, suspense and experimental films.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 May 2025
Hoberman, a veteran culture critic, takes an in-depth look at the ‘60s New York arts scene — including Beat poets, experimental filmmakers and guerrilla theater — and how its rebel spirit spread throughout the country and the world.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
So while causation has not been shown, evidence of association is also thin on the ground, thanks to experimental design.
—Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 13 May 2025
Last fall, Boom applied patches of the material during testing of its experimental XB-1 to its underbelly.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 15 May 2025
Hoberman, a veteran culture critic, takes an in-depth look at the ‘60s New York arts scene — including Beat poets, experimental filmmakers and guerrilla theater — and how its rebel spirit spread throughout the country and the world.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
So while causation has not been shown, evidence of association is also thin on the ground, thanks to experimental design.
—Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 13 May 2025
Last fall, Boom applied patches of the material during testing of its experimental XB-1 to its underbelly.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimental
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Therapy dogs have also been shown to ease anxiety in hospital patients, children with developmental conditions like ADHD and autism, and individuals coping with trauma or chronic illness.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Here’s another guy that’s a young, developmental corner.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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These include: Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Self-Regulation Programs While there is enthusiasm around self-regulation, limited empirical research on its effectiveness means that the long-term impacts of some programs are not fully understood.—
Eric Reicin,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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But empirical research strongly refutes the idea that misinformation is simply in the eye of the beholder.—
Sander van der Linden,
Time,
6 May 2025
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That preliminary round of experimentation expanded into a larger investigation of how fungi can help heal soil after wildfire, with sites from southern Oregon all the way down to Southern California.—
Lauren Oster,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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The competition — which featured 17 total contestants — unfolded this past weekend, with the preliminary round taking place on Saturday, May 10 and the finals on Sunday, May 11.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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Stop wasting taxpayer money trying to close and redevelop an airport that two independent, objective studies have concluded benefits the area and should remain open.—
Craig A. Raabe,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2025
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Efforts to politicize objective research on LGBTQ youth mental health are nothing new.—
Kevin Sabet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The complaint claimed that when Crichton sold Warner Bros. the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of ER, Warner Bros. promised that no subsequent productions derived from ER would go forward without Crichton’s consent.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The pilot episode of The Baldwins, TLC’s new reality show about actor Alec Baldwin and his family, is one of the darkest and most bizarre hours of television to appear in recent memory.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Experimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimental. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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