proving ground
noun
1
: a place for scientific experimentation or testing (as of vehicles or weapons)
2
: a place where something is developed or tried out
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Cheerleading became her proving ground—not just for performance, but for poise.
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Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Necaxa elects, instead, to skip the proving ground and leap straight into a comparable tapestry.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Spoelstra spoke at summer league how the Serbian program, with its legendary coach Svetislav Pešić, stands as a quality proving ground for Jovic, who has spent his first three NBA seasons in an out of the Heat lineup and rotation.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2025
This exclusive test serves as a high-stakes proving ground, accelerating driver development by putting emerging talent behind the wheel of the sport’s most advanced electric technology.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Necaxa elects, instead, to skip the proving ground and leap straight into a comparable tapestry.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Spoelstra spoke at summer league how the Serbian program, with its legendary coach Svetislav Pešić, stands as a quality proving ground for Jovic, who has spent his first three NBA seasons in an out of the Heat lineup and rotation.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 July 2025
This exclusive test serves as a high-stakes proving ground, accelerating driver development by putting emerging talent behind the wheel of the sport’s most advanced electric technology.
—Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for proving ground
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“Proving ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proving%20ground. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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