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Recent Examples of trial and error
Determining whether to stop or reduce your caffeine consumption may take trial and error.
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Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
After a little trial and error, the search for their dream restaurant took them to a more than century-old brick building in Noblesville’s newly developing downtown.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
This working prompt injection came only after much trial and error, explaining the verbosity and the detail in it.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
After countless family trips—and plenty of trial and error—I've narrowed down my must-pack travel essentials from Amazon that make every journey smoother.
—Gabriela Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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Emily Brown, Verywell Health, 24 Sep. 2025
After a little trial and error, the search for their dream restaurant took them to a more than century-old brick building in Noblesville’s newly developing downtown.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
This working prompt injection came only after much trial and error, explaining the verbosity and the detail in it.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
After countless family trips—and plenty of trial and error—I've narrowed down my must-pack travel essentials from Amazon that make every journey smoother.
—Gabriela Garcia, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
Noun
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As the test was administered, Officer Kelby Dumond sat atop Ross to monitor the horse's every reaction.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Though that number won’t grab headlines, the rushing attack passed the eye test against a Minnesota defense that came into the game second in the Big Ten in yards allowed.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its ringing, however, is now barely audible beneath the glass bell jar protecting the experiment.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Play and Learn Sensory Table is designed with multiple compartments so kids can scoop, pour, mix, and experiment with different textures.—
Emily Glover,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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For adQuadrant, integrating AI branding tools significantly elevated creative output, by enabling quicker ad experimentation and empowering the team to consistently deliver impactful campaigns.—
Derya Matras,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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As fiction and technology intersect, the project opens new terrain for narrative experimentation and audience engagement.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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The former dancer found success in intermittent fasting, eating clean foods, going for long walks daily and taking workout classes with the Fitbit app.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Dominguez is the best shooter on the roster and recently made 97 out of 100 3s in a workout.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If your plants are failing to bloom or producing very few flower buds, adjust your cultural practices.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Moody has been dedicating her practice to helping clients navigate the AI space and counsels nearly a dozen generative voice and audio AI companies.—
Claudia Rosenbaum,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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The two allegedly got into an altercation during rehearsal for their performance at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, which caused a years-long rift.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Following the video, Swift began sharing footage from the rehearsals and set of the video, letting us into her meticulous planning process.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Crews could be seen Thursday morning conducting training exercises in vacant residential buildings, including on the roof of one structure and in the windows of another, in the Valentine neighborhood just east of Southwest Trafficway.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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Brisk Walking Walking is gentle, low-impact, and excellent for exercise beginners or seniors.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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The attorneys agreed that the case should be scheduled for trial.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Serafini’s attorney also asked Butrick about telling KCRA about seeing Serafini’s demeanor in court during the trial.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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