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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
The show featured a mix of experimental denim and eye-poppingly bright coats.
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Crucially, this workhorse model organism is transparent, allowing biologists to observe experimental fluorescence such as that given off by GEMs.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet from her first novel, The Bluest Eye, on, her own experimental approach and deep knowledge of global black culture shines through.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
This is the first experimental drug to go through FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s new program to fast-track drug reviews.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
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Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Crucially, this workhorse model organism is transparent, allowing biologists to observe experimental fluorescence such as that given off by GEMs.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
Yet from her first novel, The Bluest Eye, on, her own experimental approach and deep knowledge of global black culture shines through.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
This is the first experimental drug to go through FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s new program to fast-track drug reviews.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimental
Adjective
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If their offensive flow collapses without his secondary playmaking, that’s a developmental gap.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Today, therapy is framed less as a last resort and more as a developmental support.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
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But more needs to be done, and there is clear empirical evidence for why the governor and state Legislature should expand funding for these programs in this year’s budget.—
Christopher Martinez,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, sociology is one of the best empirical fields for interrogating the consequences of different values, for how ideas get built into institutions, for how social networks operate across domains.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Turkey arrests journalist on insult claim ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkish authorities on Friday formally arrested investigative journalist Alican Uludag, charging him with insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a series of social media posts.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, Forensic Accountants are seeing a surge in demand as organizations confront sophisticated, cross-border fraud schemes that leverage AI and require investigative judgment no machine can replicate.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Researchers combined a type of observational learning with intercommunication between its limbs to boost robots’ flexibility.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Frederick Wiseman, the pioneering documentary filmmaker whose penetrating, observational depictions of public institutions raised ethical issues and provoked social examination, has died.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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The 7x50 configuration offers a wide, bright field of view that’s forgiving for handheld use, while 10x50 binoculars provide slightly more magnification with the same 50mm objective lens for solid light gathering.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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The winner was the player who avoided being blocked the longest — a blocking game, a category of strategy game where the objective centers on restricting your opponent’s movement.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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The data are preliminary and may change over time as more reports are received.—
Koko Nakajima,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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In January, after a six-day preliminary hearing, a Superior Court judge found there was sufficient evidence for the case against Price to go to trial.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The person sitting in the co-pilot seat was not qualified to perform second-in-command duties, according to the NTSB report.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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Prince Harry — who did two tours of duty in Afghanistan as an Army Air Corps co-pilot gunner — also responded to Trump, while not referring to the president by name.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Experimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimental. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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