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Recent Examples of trial and error
With a lot of trial and error, combined with a custom prototype furnace and specialized equipment, the team found how to combine the precise conditions, ingredients, and methods to produce 18 kg (39 lb) at a time.
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
The movie inspired a very brief period of trial and error.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
The 13-step skin-care regimen that Union ultimately landed on took some trial and error.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
Second, zeroing in on a diagnosis can be a process of trial and error since symptoms can be so varied and nonspecific (think: abdominal pain, fatigue).
—Health, 5 Mar. 2025
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David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2025
The movie inspired a very brief period of trial and error.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
The 13-step skin-care regimen that Union ultimately landed on took some trial and error.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025
Second, zeroing in on a diagnosis can be a process of trial and error since symptoms can be so varied and nonspecific (think: abdominal pain, fatigue).
—Health, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trial and error
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial and error
Noun
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The test ahead is what Bessent will do if investors become more concerned that tariffs will harm the U.S. and global economy.—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The 28-question test takes players about six minutes to complete.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The failure of the Watson experiment has left the Browns with limited salary-cap flexibility, so Flacco returning with a $4 million base salary helps the team in the short term.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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But that experiment was short-lived.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some of them feature innovative exercise equipment such as the Kinesis Personal, a high-tech device that offers a variety of exercises to improve strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance through a personalized workout.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Maneuvering a full-sized vacuum cleaner around a car is less of a chore and more of a workout.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Allan suggests the distribution of obsidian at these sites may be related to communal bison hunting practices, but additional research is needed.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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The first 20 years of my career were at Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH), and my devotion was to the practice of medicine, caring for the critically ill and provide lifesaving opportunity to those in need of cardiac transplantation.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Listen · 2:05 min During a rehearsal break, Timbers, Groff, the choreographer Shannon Lewis and the music supervisor Andrew Resnick gathered to talk about six songs that are central to the show — and to understanding the layers and mysteries of Bobby Darin.—
Alan Light,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The whole eight-week rehearsal period was one of the greatest experiences of all of our lives.—
Mark Seliger,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Patients with desk jobs are usually back to work within a week or two, but have to abstain from exercise until cleared by their surgeon.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
10 Apr. 2025
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This whole exercise of proving the absence of antisemitism as a prerequisite to criticizing Israeli government policy is absurd.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch UConn vs. UCLA with Fubo’s free trial.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 Apr. 2025
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But Thompson said these four trials paint an incomplete picture.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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In his dozens of novels, plays and essays, Vargas Llosa told stories from various viewpoints and experimented with form, moving back and forth in time and switching narrators.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Bonhoeffer scholars and relatives warn the German pastor is being transformed by varied sources — filmmakers, Metaxas’ writings and statements, and essays from conservative scholars evoking Bonhoeffer to support the MAGA movement — into a Christian nationalist warrior.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
13 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 18 Apr. 2025.
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