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Recent Examples of trial and error
There have been expensive product mistakes and lots of trial and error with brushes, clips, hair dryers….
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Liz Krieger, Allure, 15 Apr. 2025
This strategy is, in part, born out of trial and error.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
As with pretty much any option of cocktail, the choice is as simple as trial and error and trusting your local brewer.
—Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
The only way to truly get your size spot-on is through good old trial and error.
—Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
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Liz Krieger, Allure, 15 Apr. 2025
This strategy is, in part, born out of trial and error.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
As with pretty much any option of cocktail, the choice is as simple as trial and error and trusting your local brewer.
—Essence, 7 Apr. 2025
The only way to truly get your size spot-on is through good old trial and error.
—Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trial and error
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
Noun
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It is called the ABC test because companies must meet three specific requirements: CEO: C-suite news, analysis, and advice for top decision makers right to your inbox.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The average rating for these bread and butter pickle chips was almost an entire point higher than every other pickle in the test.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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And in an experiment that has been tracking seeds of 91 California native plant species since 1947, many seeds lost the ability to sprout in the first several decades, says Christina Walters, a seed biologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture who is curating the study.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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An experiment by a shower head manufacturer puts this sentiment to the test.—
Roger Dooley,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The worst ones require a full upper-body workout just to season your eggs.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Part of the brand’s popular Wunder Train family, this style is designed for high-intensity workouts, with an adjustable inner drawstring that keeps them in place during squats.—
Renee Cherry,
Glamour,
28 Apr. 2025
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Shamanism, anthropologist Manvir Singh’s debut, traces the evolution of the titular spiritual practice.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Contemplative grief travel This is all about taking the time to honor your feelings through mindfulness and self-compassion practices.—
Leslie Hsu Oh,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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Other times, though, the detours seem to be engineered solely for the purpose of indulging Fielder’s weirdest whims (and, of course, spending HBO’s money on ornate and bizarre rehearsal sets).—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The stage manager is responsible for the smooth and efficient running of the production, from rehearsals to performances.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
20 Apr. 2025
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In order to file a free exercise claim, however, plaintiffs have to prove that there is a real measure of coercion that attempts to steer kids into adopting a certain belief.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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Strengthening: Add exercises to your regular workout routine that strengthen your hip adductors, pelvic muscles, and lower abdomen.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Paxton was acquitted of allegations of corruption and bribery after a two-week impeachment trial in 2023.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2025
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This has created a sense of urgency to not only fill open roles but fill them with workers who are ready and willing to tackle the industry’s next generation of trials and demands.—
Jim Pauley,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Along with Marcus Aurelius, Seneca is likely the best known of the Stoic philosophers, and his Letters From A Stoic continues to be a relevant essay almost 2,000 years after publication.—
Theodore McDarrah,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Hamdan Ballal, co-director of the celebrated documentary No Other Land, has published a new essay about being beaten and degraded by Israeli settlers, then blindfolded and detained at an army base, just weeks after winning an Academy Award.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Trial and error.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20and%20error. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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