Thesaurus results for EXPERIMENTS

experiments

noun

plural of experiment

as in tests

a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty Benjamin Franklin's famous experiment in which he flew a kite in a thunderstorm to see if lightning and electricity were identical

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Recent Examples of experiments Robots learn from experiments A separate Google project tested whether agents could improve DNA aptamers, short molecules that fold into shapes capable of attaching to specific proteins. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 King Princess, ushered in a new era for her experiments in sonically fluid sapphic pop. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Children choose their own data, probing the world with little experiments rather than passively absorbing it and learn continuously. — Charles Yeomans, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Storyteller experiments with some next-generation convertible furniture designs to make the new van even more versatile and better equipped for loading up gear. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026 Discovering a new material can take roughly 20 years, as the work moves only as fast as human researchers can run experiments and learn from them. — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Not everyone thinks that the experiments amount to a new kind of threat, however. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 Jefferson’s is known for its bourbon experiments (some call them gimmicks), like aging barrels of whiskey at sea on container ships and giving very old whiskey a wine cask finish. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Huang and his colleagues mapped out the landscape using data from RNA-sequencing experiments and theoretical calculations. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

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tests

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We were inspired from how many great discoveries that went on to revolutionize science and medicine came about from looking around in nature and finding these odd things—PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, for example, or CRISPR.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Ayo Edebiri passes both tests.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026