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test-drive

noun

Definition of test-drivenext
as in trial run

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test-drive
  1. trial run
  2. checkout
  3. observation
  4. watch
  5. surveillance
  6. reinspection
  7. perusal
  8. research
Noun
  • The first trial run for the AI tool also comes as the FAA has been grappling with a decades-long shortage of air traffic controllers after President Ronald Reagan fired more than 11,000 controllers in 1981.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The club granted him a trial run to cover innings and to see if his relief success could translate.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of trial run
Noun
  • Younger customers are finding clothes through creator videos, livestreams and social feeds where browsing and checkout happen in the same window.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Shoppable streams take that behavior further by connecting inspiration directly to the checkout button.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of checkout
Noun
  • Two aircraft can combine their observations instead of treating each sensor picture separately.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • An investor can better de-risk their investment by relying on local observations.
    — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of observation
Noun
  • The famed artist, known for his vibrant, playful sculptures of inflatable pups (one of which fetched over $58 million at auction in 2013), has teamed up with Hublot to turn his creations into a collection of watches.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Citi reiterates Meta as buy Citi added a positive catalyst watch on stock ahead of its Meta Connect conference.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of watch
Noun
  • Officials in Poland, Germany and Denmark have in recent weeks accused Russia of involvement in drone incursions, sabotage, arson, surveillance of defense facilities and planning to use a drone carrying explosives to attack an airport.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Tina Wolfson, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs, said the case also centers on Meta’s surveillance of people’s lives without their consent and the exploitation of their image and likeness.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveillance
Noun
  • The problem was discovered during routine import reinspection testing, when a sample tested positive for listeria monocytogenes, according to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • During a routine import reinspection sample testing, a product was confirmed positive for listeria monocytogenes, the recall says.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of reinspection
Noun
  • The boy supplied the correct answers, had any number of important David documents on his person, ready for the woman’s perusal.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond Bart’s Books, downtown Ojai has dozens more unique shops for your perusal.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Definition of perusal
Noun
  • Among the grants that were eliminated, frozen or delayed were ones related to maternal health in Michigan, education research in Mississippi and assistance to minority farmers in Iowa, the researchers found.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Of course, one of the best parts of writing a road trip novel is the field research—which for me, involved driving Route 66 over three weeks in October 2021 with my British partner and 1-year-old in tow.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of research
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“Test-drive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test-drive. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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