TRIAL AND ERRORS Synonyms: 18 Similar Words

trial and errors

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plural of trial and error

as in experiments

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Noun

The methodology of Milgram’s experiments as well as similar ones has been recently questioned and the numbers disputed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
How this differs from earlier experiments The demonstration builds on previous work showing that optical communications can operate between the stratosphere and the ground.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of experiments

Noun

The financial incentives to win FDA approval also became far more powerful after Congress approved Medicare to cover multi-cancer detection tests that are greenlighted by the agency.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
What this process gave me was a very expensive (about $1,000) education in how to evaluate risk at a time when there are always new tests and options to assess it.

— Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tests

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Before strength training, perform lighter versions of your first exercises, gradually adding load.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
According to FlightRadar24, the aircraft, which went by call sign SNAKE4, was conducting exercises off the coast of Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of exercises

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Alleigha was the church's main worship leader and performed alongside Flynn, who sang with the worship team during rehearsals and weekend services, Keyt testified.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Dudamel, though, leads rehearsals with an intensity that seems too manic to sustain.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of rehearsals

Noun

Whitt said Brown is among the first to arrive early at team workouts.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Neither was selected in the NFL draft in April and neither signed an NFL contract to be part of either offseason workouts or training camp.

— Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of workouts

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The attorney general’s office will review the records to determine whether the group violated Missouri’s merchandising practices act, according to a news release.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
However, those conventions become much more meaningful when students understand the intellectual practices underneath them.

— Saurabh Anand, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2026

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