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as in ordeals
a test of faith, patience, or strength
living with her insufferable relatives was a real trial
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as in rehearsals
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance
ran another trial of the aerial performance before opening night
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as in tests
a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty
trials by medical researchers haven't determined whether the medication is safe or not
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as in attempts
an effort to do or accomplish something
will rest and make another trial at climbing the mountain
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as in headaches
something that is a source of irritation
trying to have a coherent phone conversation with his senile father was always a trial
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Recent Examples of trials
The researchers are planning for larger trials to evaluate the outcomes in specific groups of people, comparing low-dose radiation injections with medication regimens.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The full-scale test of the Spider deployment device was a success after eight design versions and multiple trials.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
During subsequent trials in which the fungus was removed, the wasps fed on the stinkbugs more frequently.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement When women are underrepresented in trials, the overall findings of those scientific studies may not generalize well to them.
—Harsh Gupta, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Each disease requires trials to show efficacy of treatment to the FDA.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
O'Neill will be tasked with growing the company's client base after successful trials at Northwell Health.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Several of these therapies are in advanced human trials, and others are entering more preliminary studies.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The full-scale test of the Spider deployment device was a success after eight design versions and multiple trials.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
During subsequent trials in which the fungus was removed, the wasps fed on the stinkbugs more frequently.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement When women are underrepresented in trials, the overall findings of those scientific studies may not generalize well to them.
—Harsh Gupta, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Each disease requires trials to show efficacy of treatment to the FDA.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
O'Neill will be tasked with growing the company's client base after successful trials at Northwell Health.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Several of these therapies are in advanced human trials, and others are entering more preliminary studies.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trials
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Kruse and Fialko invested seven figures into rebuilding Priscilla’s brand, stabilizing her finances, settling her lawsuits, cleaning up numerous private family ordeals, and attempting to help Priscilla repair her relationship with her daughter.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Marines and event organizers rebutted, stating that the exercises were routine and that safety precautions were taken, noting that rehearsals, medical, fire, and emergency assets were in place.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The rehearsals for the show are some of the best behind-the-scenes material here.—
Lina Lecaro,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Compared to premenopausal women, those in perimenopause had significant cognitive differences and performed lower on tests assessing memory, attention, and concentration, according to a new analysis published this month in the journal Psychology and Aging.—
Alexa Mikhail,
Flow Space,
14 Oct. 2025
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The mission, coming a little less than two months since the previous Starship demonstration in August, helped to further snap a run of three tests early in 2025 in which the vehicle met a premature fiery demise before completing many key objectives.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Pineiro finished off the second half’s opening drive with a 43-yard field goal, pushing the lead to 13-3 and making him 17-of-17 on field-goal attempts since replacing Jake Moody in Week 2.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Owens led the Aggies with 69 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns on 14 attempts.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Time to let go of Wi-Fi headaches, and hold on to smooth streaming with the Google Wifi Mesh Router.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Ear seeding, an acupressure technique used in traditional Chinese medicine, is used to alleviate anxiety, headaches, and pain.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Long-range capability These enhanced capabilities are critical to the successful execution of fires in support of combined Joint All-Domain Operations.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Researchers pointed out that in laboratory experiments, the glasses were placed in pure water at 90 degrees Celsius for up to 112 days.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Expect hayrides, line dancing, carnival games, rubber duck races, spooky experiments and a flashlight pumpkin walk.—
Debra Skodack,
Kansas City Star,
15 Oct. 2025
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No team has done that in the regular season in the last 24 tries.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
15 Oct. 2025
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This will be another attempt to approve legislation to fund the government, following seven previous unsuccessful tries.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Trials.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trials. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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