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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
With the Innovative Accessories Challenge, Istituto Marangoni Firenze positions accessories as a key arena for future-facing design, offering emerging creatives a concrete opportunity to translate experimentation into professional growth.
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Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
Playful support from Chiron in your light-hearted 5th house reminds you to enjoy experimentation for its own sake.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
For the drone, the pair combined digital simulations, structural stress testing and real-world experimentation to extract every possible efficiency gain.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
The new lamp means there's no disassembly (or DIY experimentation) necessary.
—Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
The house is also a result of constant tinkering and experimentation.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2026
The Bad Plus, the iconoclastic jazz group known for its genre-eschewing approach, will disband in 2026, closing a 26-year chapter of experimentation.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2026
By centering process, transparency and responsibility over trend cycles, Ciarla is shaping a new generation of designers — and positioning Austin as a site for serious experimentation in sustainable fashion.
—Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Weir’s idiosyncratic style is embedded in its core, a lysergic conversation between rock, bluegrass, folk, jazz, blues, global rhythms, and avant-garde experimentation.
—Jesse Jarnow, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026
Playful support from Chiron in your light-hearted 5th house reminds you to enjoy experimentation for its own sake.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
For the drone, the pair combined digital simulations, structural stress testing and real-world experimentation to extract every possible efficiency gain.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
The new lamp means there's no disassembly (or DIY experimentation) necessary.
—Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
The house is also a result of constant tinkering and experimentation.
—Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 13 Jan. 2026
The Bad Plus, the iconoclastic jazz group known for its genre-eschewing approach, will disband in 2026, closing a 26-year chapter of experimentation.
—Marc Schneider, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2026
By centering process, transparency and responsibility over trend cycles, Ciarla is shaping a new generation of designers — and positioning Austin as a site for serious experimentation in sustainable fashion.
—Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
Weir’s idiosyncratic style is embedded in its core, a lysergic conversation between rock, bluegrass, folk, jazz, blues, global rhythms, and avant-garde experimentation.
—Jesse Jarnow, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimentation
Noun
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Do this simple test to find out if your soil is ready.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026
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Lockheed Martin completed the first of a series of flight tests to demonstrate its Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI) capability.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The team highlighted that during experiments at NIF, lasers heated the capsules to extremely high temperatures, causing thermonuclear reactions that produced neutrons.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Per a press release obtained by PEOPLE, the research team tested 10 of the dogs in two experiments.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Experimentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimentation. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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