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 experiments were conducted at ORNL’s Spallation Neutron Source, where scientists used advanced neutron-scattering techniques to observe both the atomic structure and the motion of atoms inside the material.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
More important than the experiments, though, was the opportunity for attendees to meet and talk to women who work in STEM every day.
—Lauren Whitney, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Last summer Freeman and his partners decided to take these experiments by the Ground Zero house band on the road, sharing stages with the San Francisco Symphony, the Nashville Symphony and at the famed Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
To investigate this, my colleagues and I conducted three experiments, each involving 100 participants.
—Ionela Bara, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Amid the glitz and industry confabs are fun panels and parties (see the annual Red Rocks concert) that keep it top-of-mind for regular audiences, from true-crime and documentary fans to traditional sitcoms, animated series, pilots and social media experiments.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
This has led to numerous experiments.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
In the experiments, observers consistently judged everyday blunders to be relatively harmless, even when the person committing them appeared mortified.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Among other work, the article describes lab experiments focused on maximizing output of ethylene and propylene—the building blocks of polyethylene and polypropylene plastics.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026
More important than the experiments, though, was the opportunity for attendees to meet and talk to women who work in STEM every day.
—Lauren Whitney, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Last summer Freeman and his partners decided to take these experiments by the Ground Zero house band on the road, sharing stages with the San Francisco Symphony, the Nashville Symphony and at the famed Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony.
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
To investigate this, my colleagues and I conducted three experiments, each involving 100 participants.
—Ionela Bara, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026
Amid the glitz and industry confabs are fun panels and parties (see the annual Red Rocks concert) that keep it top-of-mind for regular audiences, from true-crime and documentary fans to traditional sitcoms, animated series, pilots and social media experiments.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
This has led to numerous experiments.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026
In the experiments, observers consistently judged everyday blunders to be relatively harmless, even when the person committing them appeared mortified.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
Among other work, the article describes lab experiments focused on maximizing output of ethylene and propylene—the building blocks of polyethylene and polypropylene plastics.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiments
tests
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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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“Experiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiments. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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