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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
Now, my youthful experimentations with this stretchy style weren't exactly camera ready, as it was constantly getting tangled in my thick, wavy hair.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experimentations
Noun
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From tabletop experiments to atomic clocks to celestial mechanics to gravitational lensing to the formation of the great cosmic web, its success rate is 100%.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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More difficult, more interesting So far, the main takeaway from our experiments has been that dolphin communication is complex and that there are not going to be one-size-fits-all responses to any non-signature whistle type.—
Laela Sayigh,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Woods showed signs of impairment, Budensiek said, and did several roadside tests.—
Melissa Gaffney,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Are skills tests making a comeback?—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Experimentations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimentations. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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