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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The two helped keep the station running -- fixing a broken toilet, watering plants and conducting experiments -- and even went out on a spacewalk together.
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arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The two helped keep the station running — fixing a broken toilet, watering plants and conducting experiments — and even went out on a spacewalk together.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Despite the challenges, Wilmore and Williams have supported NASA's decisions and remained active contributors to ISS operations—repairing a toilet, watering plants, conducting experiments, and even performing a spacewalk together.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
These shifts can reflect temporary organizational experiments rather than permanent devaluations of marketing leadership.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The four astronauts have since been engaged in typical station activity — conducting spacewalks, carrying out science experiments and keeping up with routine space station maintenance.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The researchers then conducted experiments on mice to explore the relationship between glycogen levels and lung cancer progression.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
His first samples—reused from earlier experiments—did indeed order into a triboelectric series, but repeating the experiment with fresh samples produced random results.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
But recent experiments are pointing to a much more complicated relationship.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
The two helped keep the station running — fixing a broken toilet, watering plants and conducting experiments — and even went out on a spacewalk together.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Despite the challenges, Wilmore and Williams have supported NASA's decisions and remained active contributors to ISS operations—repairing a toilet, watering plants, conducting experiments, and even performing a spacewalk together.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
These shifts can reflect temporary organizational experiments rather than permanent devaluations of marketing leadership.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The four astronauts have since been engaged in typical station activity — conducting spacewalks, carrying out science experiments and keeping up with routine space station maintenance.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Mar. 2025
The researchers then conducted experiments on mice to explore the relationship between glycogen levels and lung cancer progression.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
His first samples—reused from earlier experiments—did indeed order into a triboelectric series, but repeating the experiment with fresh samples produced random results.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
But recent experiments are pointing to a much more complicated relationship.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Experiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/experiments. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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