19 entries under preliminary topic. ×

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trial(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, basic)
5
tentative(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, untried)
5
investigative(adjective, penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
3
provisional(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, trial)
2
inductive(adjective, opening, basic, fundamental, first)
2
pilot(adjective, new, opening, trial, basic)
1
developmental(adjective, new, trial, untried, tentative)
1
empirical(adjective, new, trial, untried, tentative)
1
experiential(adjective, new, trial, untried, tentative)
1
first stage(expression, adjective, new, trial, untried)
1
on approval(expression, adjective, new, trial, untried)
1
precursory(adjective, opening, basic, fundamental, first)
1
probationary(adjective, new, unsettled, trial, untried)
1
prolegomenous(adjective, opening, basic, coming, tentative)
1
test(adjective, new, opening, unsettled, trial)
1
trial-and-error(adjective, new, trial, untried, tentative)
1
unconcluded(adjective, new, trial, untried, tentative)
1
under probation(expression, adjective, new, trial, untried)
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tester(adjective, trial, coming, tentative, maturing)
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