20 entries under examining topic. ×

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experimental(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, penetrating)
7
trial(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, basic)
6
preliminary(adjective, new, opening, trial, basic)
5
tentative(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, untried)
5
investigative(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
3
provisional(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, trial)
2
fact-finding(adjective, penetrating, tentative, investigative, probing)
2
inquisitive(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
2
pilot(adjective, new, opening, trial, basic)
2
testing(adjective, tentative, experimental, probationary, investigative)
1
curious(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
1
empirical(adjective, new, trial, untried, tentative)
1
inquiring(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
1
probationary(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, untried)
1
probing(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
1
test(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, trial)
0
balloon(adjective, trial, tentative, experimental, probationary)
0
penetrating(adjective, tentative, searching, analytical, probing)
0
sharp(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
0
studious(adjective, penetrating, tentative, investigative, probing)
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