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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 experimentations
Nonfiction works and literary self-experimentations Can has published several books of literary criticism and commentary about her beloved Western authors, including Kafka, Shakespeare, Johann von Goethe, and Dante.
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René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Now, my youthful experimentations with this stretchy style weren't exactly camera ready, as it was constantly getting tangled in my thick, wavy hair.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Mar. 2026
For too many generations, Black communities have been subject to medical experimentations.
—Akilah Weber Pierson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
But Locket’s pop return comes with a growing confidence in her talent, thanks to successful experimentations with her sound and lyricism on recent releases like 2023’s more introspective Silence Between Songs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
One section traces Fletcher's formative years and early experimentations; another touches on her current artistic explorations.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
The wild part is that there are ferments and experimentations that have yet to be unjarred, like a promise that change is on the horizon.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Dec. 2022
René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Now, my youthful experimentations with this stretchy style weren't exactly camera ready, as it was constantly getting tangled in my thick, wavy hair.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 11 Mar. 2026
For too many generations, Black communities have been subject to medical experimentations.
—Akilah Weber Pierson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Interspersed throughout the main storyline, sequences depict how Trent Ikithon (Mark Strong) recruited the promising fire mage to join his magic academy, submit to painful experimentations to enhance his power, and eventually groomed him to become a Volstrucker assassin to hunt down dissidents.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
But Locket’s pop return comes with a growing confidence in her talent, thanks to successful experimentations with her sound and lyricism on recent releases like 2023’s more introspective Silence Between Songs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025
One section traces Fletcher's formative years and early experimentations; another touches on her current artistic explorations.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
The wild part is that there are ferments and experimentations that have yet to be unjarred, like a promise that change is on the horizon.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimentations
Noun
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In 2023, using a combination of experiments and mathematical modeling, Schramma and Jalaal reported that Elodea cells occupy a critical point at such a transition.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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By targeting a gene central to the molecular dysfunction and creating a novel system to deliver functional genetic instructions, High, Bennett and Maguire were able to move their therapy from the lab to experiments in dogs and finally to clinical trials in humans.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
Noun
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But the summary lacks any kind of detailed explanation of which tests were run and under what conditions.—
Cyrus Farivar,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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In my tests, SynthID was quite effective at identifying images generated with Google’s models.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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