as in tests
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical
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Recent Examples of experiments
The team highlighted that during experiments at NIF, lasers heated the capsules to extremely high temperatures, causing thermonuclear reactions that produced neutrons.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
In 1942, as desert warfare raged in North Africa, a crew of physiologists was dispatched to the Sonoran Desert to conduct experiments on soldiers.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
Allowing that model to survive would encourage similar authoritarian experiments elsewhere.
—Duncan S. Demarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
The series celebrates a household that dances, laughs, and experiments together.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 8 Jan. 2026
Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
During their stay, the astronauts conducted various scientific experiments and added two of a planned 23 experimental modules to the station.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
In RenBio’s most successful experiments, mice injected with the plasmids lost about 15% of their body weight, which was significantly more than mice in a placebo group.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Shenzhou 21 is also carrying six types of experimental samples and four black mice for experiments related to reproduction in low Earth orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
In 1942, as desert warfare raged in North Africa, a crew of physiologists was dispatched to the Sonoran Desert to conduct experiments on soldiers.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
Allowing that model to survive would encourage similar authoritarian experiments elsewhere.
—Duncan S. Demarsh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
The series celebrates a household that dances, laughs, and experiments together.
—Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 8 Jan. 2026
Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
During their stay, the astronauts conducted various scientific experiments and added two of a planned 23 experimental modules to the station.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
In RenBio’s most successful experiments, mice injected with the plasmids lost about 15% of their body weight, which was significantly more than mice in a placebo group.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Shenzhou 21 is also carrying six types of experimental samples and four black mice for experiments related to reproduction in low Earth orbit.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiments
tests
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Numerous studies have shown that people who exercise regularly tend to perform better on attention, memory and executive functioning tests.—
Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those efforts led to Caterpillar’s first autonomous truck tests.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Experiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiments. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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