trial and error

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Recent Examples of trial and error Just like becoming an expert grill master, being an expert grill cleaner also takes some trial and error. Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2025 There’s a lot of learning on the fly, and plenty of trial and error. Mike Jones, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 Maintaining a balance of vulnerability and openness while keeping the contestants immersed in their own reality is its own kind of game, requiring careful curation and lots of trial and error. Tayler Adigun, Architectural Digest, 24 Aug. 2025 Curating a kid's TBR can occasionally feel like one long game of trial and error. Taylor Grothe, Parents, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trial and error
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
Noun
  • Athletic Club defender Yeray Alvarez has been handed a 10-month suspension by UEFA following a positive doping test.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The money would provide for beginning mechanical removal of the algae mass in the most problematic areas and setting up test areas for the effectiveness of algicides, Miller said.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Testing the balance between strength and sustainability For experiments, the team used Polymaker’s PolyTerra PLA as the eco-friendly filament and Ultimaker’s PLA for reinforcement.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
  • No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, Lenovo’s continual experimentation has brought us some unique laptop releases and concepts in recent years, including a laptop with a screen that expands by rolling, a laptop with an outward folding screen, laptops with foldable screens, and laptops with dual 14-inch displays.
    Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Now that she’s settled in, sophomore year is when beauty experimentation kicks in.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some nationwide fitness studios have built their brand entirely on the idea of hot offerings, claiming a more intense workout plus detoxification, cardiovascular, weight loss, and muscle benefits.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This tiny porcupine was born with weak hind legs, but with bottle feeds and daily workouts, his comeback is spike-tacular!
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For example, the value of the Dallas Cowboys excludes The Star, the team's 91-acre headquarters, practice facility and commercial real estate.
    Michael Ozanian, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Wednesday night gave them plenty of practice at what that looks like, leaving behind a message after yet another loss that has been echoed too often during this flummoxing stretch.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Feldman, who has been taking part in daily rehearsals with Johnson, explained that his previous experience with dancing significantly differed from learning to master ballroom dance under his partner's guidance.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Practices are held for two hours every Monday, and quartets have additional rehearsals on their own time.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, not all research has come to the same conclusion here, and the effects and benefits may vary according to the regularity of exposure, type of exercise, or between athletes and average Joes.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Internal carbon pricing can range from a purely hypothetical accounting exercise to actual spending on in-house carbon credits, the proceeds from which go into a fund tapped for carbon-cutting activities like energy efficiency upgrades or building onsite renewables.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During the trial, after Cardi took the stand to deliver her testimony, several of her impassioned exchanges with the plaintiff's lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, went viral due to her unfiltered, expletive-laced responses and animated expressions, including eye rolls and shrugs.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As part of his conviction in a four-day trial in Kenton County Circuit Court, Simpson received a first-degree persistent felony offender enhancement.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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