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.
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This stretch of the country where Gerard did the seemingly impossible is an important testing ground.
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Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
As mainland China has banned crypto trading and mining, the success of the stablecoin ecosystem in the city, as the country’s testing ground, could pave the way for an offshore yuan-backed token and further adoption of the technology eventually.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Those two numbers indicate this is the perfect testing ground for a new type of smart phone.
—Hadley Stern, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Located in the Indian Ocean more than a thousand miles off the east coast of Africa, Isle de France became a testing ground for acclimatizing nutmeg to a new habitat.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
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Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
As mainland China has banned crypto trading and mining, the success of the stablecoin ecosystem in the city, as the country’s testing ground, could pave the way for an offshore yuan-backed token and further adoption of the technology eventually.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Those two numbers indicate this is the perfect testing ground for a new type of smart phone.
—Hadley Stern, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Located in the Indian Ocean more than a thousand miles off the east coast of Africa, Isle de France became a testing ground for acclimatizing nutmeg to a new habitat.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for testing ground
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“Testing ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/testing%20ground. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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