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Recent Examples of trial and error
Over time, each algorithm learned through trial and error to retaliate when the other cut prices — dropping its own price by some huge, disproportionate amount.
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Finding the perfect one—one that doesn’t feel like a potato sack or scratch your skin—often takes a lot of trial and error, but the easiest way to sift through the endless options and find your next favorite sweater is by checking out what real shoppers have to say.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
In this way, the robot’s system zero has learned by trial and error to walk and stay upright with high accuracy.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Reinforcement learning is a decades-old approach that involves evolving systems through trial and error to improve outcomes over time.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Finding the perfect one—one that doesn’t feel like a potato sack or scratch your skin—often takes a lot of trial and error, but the easiest way to sift through the endless options and find your next favorite sweater is by checking out what real shoppers have to say.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
In this way, the robot’s system zero has learned by trial and error to walk and stay upright with high accuracy.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Reinforcement learning is a decades-old approach that involves evolving systems through trial and error to improve outcomes over time.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
Noun
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The Missouri Tigers will face their first power conference test Wednesday.—
Scott Chasen,
Kansas City Star,
10 Nov. 2025
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Kelly McGreal , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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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
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The program expands beyond Toei to highlight the anarchic spirit and genre experimentation that defined the movement.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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But experimentation thrives too.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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But the nation's approximately 232 million people are split near evenly between Muslims and Christians, with smaller percentages following other practices, including indigenous beliefs.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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This practice had its own history, another tributary to the overshoot conjuncture that weighed heavily on its future course.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Her fitness DVDs remain the home workouts in history, according to Red Seat.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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By combining clear visuals, immersive sound, and interactive features, the AEKE K1 aims to make workouts feel more engaging and focused.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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During rehearsal, Armstrong seemed free of any cellophane wrapping.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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Variety caught up with Thayil last weekend during a break from rehearsals for the show.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Kremlin said the exercise evaluated the readiness of its military commands.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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These elements may help support consistency and improve the overall exercise experience over time.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jackson, who famously won an acquittal in the murder trial of Karen Read and represented disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein, did not explain his decision to withdraw from the case.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dugan was suspended by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in April, but continued to collect her roughly $175,000 annual salary while awaiting trial.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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