stress test
noun
: an electrocardiographic test of heart function before, during, and after a controlled period of increasingly strenuous exercise (as on a treadmill)
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Tariffs and trade negotiations are a stress test for agility.
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Rick Morris, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For Brazil, the case is a stress test for its institutions.
—Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The booster appeared to handle the stress test well, settling into the Gulf and tipping over as planned.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
SpaceX will also test a number of heat shield tile and stress tests for Starship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Rick Morris, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
For Brazil, the case is a stress test for its institutions.
—Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The booster appeared to handle the stress test well, settling into the Gulf and tipping over as planned.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
SpaceX will also test a number of heat shield tile and stress tests for Starship.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stress test
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“Stress test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stress%20test. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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