as in experiments
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
For too many generations, Black communities have been subject to medical experimentations.
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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
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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While each transition had been seen independently in past experiments, researchers had never captured both in succession, completing the theoretical picture.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Researchers are allowed to open and handle display samples in air if their experiments necessitate it.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The California Highway Patrol was able to safely pull her over before conducting a series of field sobriety tests.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Base any fertilizer applications on the results of soil tests.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Experimentations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experimentations. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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