as in empirical
based on observation or experience
possesses the kind of experiential knowledge that is gained only from a long and eventful life
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Recent Examples of experiential
There’s a range of retreats emerging, and the experience can vary, with a focus on experiential exercise, group discussion or bodywork — or a mix of all three.
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Caren Osten Gerszberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
From have-to-see-to-believe natural wonders to milestone theme park openings to luxury, experiential stays, these are the 25 best places to visit in the South this year.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
The Sacramento Kings stadium was completed in 2016, and nowadays many of the tenants within the Downtown Commons are experiential businesses, like mini golf, or bars and restaurants that draw traffic from Sacramento Kings games, Austin said.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
Instead, these are experiential features that significantly improve the day-to-day experience.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Caren Osten Gerszberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
From have-to-see-to-believe natural wonders to milestone theme park openings to luxury, experiential stays, these are the 25 best places to visit in the South this year.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
The Sacramento Kings stadium was completed in 2016, and nowadays many of the tenants within the Downtown Commons are experiential businesses, like mini golf, or bars and restaurants that draw traffic from Sacramento Kings games, Austin said.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
Instead, these are experiential features that significantly improve the day-to-day experience.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for experiential
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Chris Hayes One way to answer this is to look at the empirical research, like Jonathan Haidt does in The Anxious Generation.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
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In fact, a Harvard Business Review analysis of 145 empirical studies found that constraints consistently drive higher performance across individuals, teams, and organizations.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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The National Academies are private, nonprofit organizations created by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 to provide the nation with independent, objective advice on complex problems.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Back in government, Trump seems bent on creating a new political reality, where objective truth no longer exists and can be replaced with pure fiction.—
Adam Price,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The show’s origins lie in its creator Greg Kotis’s rage at having to pay for public toilets in Europe after performing at a festival in Romania with his experimental troupe, the Neo-Futurists.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Kangaroo egg injected with sperm The experimental IVF process saw embryos produced by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), which as the video demonstrates, is a delicate procedure that sees a single sperm injected directly into a mature egg.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Experiential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiential. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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