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

While Mexico serves as the initial testing ground, the company explicitly intends to scale this international shipping framework to additional global markets down the road. —Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 June 2026

Aesthetic medicine becomes a testing ground for new treatments, where outcomes are easily measured and observed, in the short term and the long term, bridging between theory and practice. —Dr. Tal Patalon, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

The restaurateur told BusinessDen last month that the 800-square-foot Asian comfort joint was a testing ground for Romyo, his upcoming Italian-Japanese fusion spot on Larimer Square. —Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 28 May 2026

Given that the alliance was just formed in March, Bolivia may serve as the first major testing ground for the group. —Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026

Rhymes for testing ground

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound