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Recent Examples of trial and error
After some trial and error, a pretty shade of pale aqua set the stage for the travel bags; from there, building out the rest of the collection was a direct result of Mitchell’s personal travel wish list.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 29 July 2025
The best work sneakers are a nonnegotiable piece of the modern-day office uniform—but finding the right pair can take some trial and error.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Learn all aspects of your business, learn from others, learn from trial and error.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Because different things trigger perioral dermatitis in different people, prevention and treatment often comes down to a lot of trial and error.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 18 July 2025
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 29 July 2025
The best work sneakers are a nonnegotiable piece of the modern-day office uniform—but finding the right pair can take some trial and error.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Learn all aspects of your business, learn from others, learn from trial and error.
—Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Because different things trigger perioral dermatitis in different people, prevention and treatment often comes down to a lot of trial and error.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for trial and error
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
Noun
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After performing a field test, his suspicions were confirmed.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Western blot: If the ELISA is positive or equivocal, this more specific test is used to help confirm the presence of Lyme antibodies.—
Matthew Binnicker,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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His thought experiments lead sometimes to stone walls and sometimes to flashes of insight or hilarity, always with an un-erasable Jewish inflection.—
Jon Raymond
August 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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In fact, they’re both treated as science experiments and contained in research facilities under humans’ control.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The workout room above the garage might point to a Men’s Health cover—or just as easily invite ballet slippers.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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In the end, the most effective workout prep combines supplements (when needed), nutrition, movement and consistency, habits that pay off both before and after exercise.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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Their report scrutinized the foundation’s financial practices, particularly its practice of taking a hefty cut of the donations made to student clubs to pay for general funds and foundation administrative costs.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Manager Aaron Boone #17 of the New York Yankees looks on during batting practice before a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on July 21, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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Narvel Blackstock previously served as Clarkson’s manager, and the singer and her future husband first met at a rehearsal for the Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2006, when Blackstock was still married to ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Suddenly, Amador – a popular former principal dancer who had been the company’s rehearsal director since 2020 – was thrust into the position of interim artistic director.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The right exercise for you depends on your age, health, fitness level, and preference.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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The take-home message isn’t that exercise doesn’t matter.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That case is currently set for trial in October 2026.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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But a month later at Canadian trials, McIntosh posted an 8:05.07, the third-fastest 800 in history, to add major intrigue to Saturday’s showdown.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Trump referenced the essay in his executive order, and RFK Jr. talked about it at the signing ceremony.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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Editors’ note: This essay was adapted from The Gods of New York: Egoists, Idealists, Opportunists, and the Birth of the Modern City: 1986-1990, by Jonathan Mahler, which will be published on August 12 by Random House.—
Jonathan Mahler,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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