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research and development

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experiment n.
experimentation n.
R & D n.
trial n.
trial and error n.

NOUN

experiment

Synonyms

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analysis attempt enterprise examination exercise experimentation measure observation operation practice probe procedure research search study trial undertaking venture

STRONG

agreement assay check dissection essay fling proof quiz rehearsal scrutiny speculation try try-on tryout verification

WEAK

R and D dry run trial and error trial run

Antonyms

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abstention idleness ignorance inaction neglect

NOUN

experimentation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

experiment testing trial and error

STRONG

analysis examination investigation research trial

WEAK

R & D R and D try out

NOUN

R & D

Synonyms

WEAK

experimentation field work

NOUN

trial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

effort examination experiment investigation probation struggle testing

STRONG

analysis assay attempt audition check crack endeavor essay experience experimentation fling go hassle lick proof shakedown shot showcase stab striving try tryout undertaking venture whack workout

WEAK

R and D dry run test run trial and error trial run

NOUN

trial and error

Synonyms

WEAK

R and D analysis cut and try examination experiment hit and miss hit or miss probe research study tentation test

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research and development

I'm at the research and development centre of the world's biggest publicly listed ice-cream maker, Magnum.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Turing plans to establish a U.S. office within the next year to focus on data collection and research and development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The leaders at Lilly paid very close attention to semaglutide, according to Jan Lundberg, who ran research and development at Lilly from 2010 to 2018.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Savings will be primarily reinvested in research and development, but some will be used to improve profitability during the patent expiry period of GSK’s dolutegravir HIV drug from 2028 to 2030, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

As it happened, not everyone in the nuclear research and development community thought a test moratorium would be a bad thing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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