TRIAL AND ERRORS Synonyms: 18 Similar Words

trial and errors

noun

plural of trial and error

as in experiments

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Noun

In one series of experiments, Cao and his team processed 21 million cells, sampled from 14 tissues or organs in about 50 male and female mice at five life stages, and built a data set of gene expression for each cell.

— Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026
In the study, the researchers assembled a group of more than 9,300 people—some doctors, some other medical caregivers, some from the general population—and ran 14 different experiments on them.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of experiments

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Tromso’s substantial first-leg cushion did at least provide Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler and his staff with a bit more time to prepare for the tests that await them.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
For example, a European Space Agency program to demonstrate small, suborbital hops called Themis was originally supposed to perform low-altitude hop tests by 2022.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of tests

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And that doesn’t count other Navy demands on the carrier fleet, like exercises with allies or keeping a presence in the Indo-Pacific, Parker said.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
China sends military planes, as well as Coast Guard ships and other vessels towards Taiwan on a daily basis and carries out large-scale military exercises from time to time.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of exercises

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Lifeson was tweaking those sounds all through the rehearsals, and Lee didn’t always love the 30-minute delays that could result.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
The director and ringleader, Havelock Titus, asks himself this question more than a decade after those hopeful rehearsals.

— Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rehearsals

Noun

One of those workouts came early last week at the Rams’ facility with Aaron Donald, who continues to evaluate whether or not to return.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
With the Dolphins through offseason workouts and now training camp, Betts has appreciated working with Achane and the backs behind him.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of workouts

Noun

Elarms-Orr has been sprinkled into first-team time throughout open practices.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Medical practices throughout the world were roughly similar, but the consistency of the messaging helped engender a level of trust that went missing in other locales.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

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