testing ground

noun

1

: a place where machines, vehicles, etc., are tested to see if they are working correctly

a testing ground for weapons

2

: a place or situation in which new ideas, methods, etc., can be tried

Her class served as a testing ground for new teaching methods.

Examples of testing ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For many cardholders, though, and especially those newer to credit, that limit becomes a testing ground for habits that can either strengthen a financial profile or quietly undermine it. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026

California has positioned itself as the most ambitious testing ground. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026

Glydways, a company building small, electric, autonomous public transportation vehicles, is transforming an underutilized parking lot in Richmond into a testing ground. —Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025

Positioning itself as a connective tissue between brands, innovators and capital, Fashion for Good can serve as both a convening force and a testing ground for new ideas, the organization said. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for testing ground

• aboveground
• battleground
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• abound
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• around
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