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

And that this death was tragically predictable once the federal government decided to turn Minnesota into a testing ground for the most aggressive street-level immigration enforcement yet deployed. —Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026

The rise of robots Sports like soccer and boxing have become a testing ground for China’s rapidly growing humanoid industry. —Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026

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

Rhymes for testing ground

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