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
  • This could have been a trial run for a more permanent handoff of power.
    — Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In a trial run in May 2024, the city installed the tech on two of its parking vehicles.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of trial run
Noun
  • The application may still obtain or present a valid access token that permits checkout today, even when the current instruction says to search but not buy.
    — Aashis Luitel, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Members must enter their phone number at the pump or inside during checkout to get the discount.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of checkout
Noun
  • Webb's observations also revealed clear evidence of water within the envelope — the first such detection for IRS 3.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Lee wrote and directed the installment after spending 10 and a half hours in a Los Angeles hospital, jotting observations into his phone.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of observation
Noun
  • Millions across the Midwest remain under flood watches early Friday as additional bouts of rain sweep through the flooded region where even modest rainfall could cause new problems.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
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    — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of watch
Noun
  • Detectives are reviewing additional surveillance videos for more leads.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Equity means ensuring every child has access to what research tells us supports learning, not flooding classrooms with surveillance technology that produces cognitive and emotional debt that will disproportionately harm students of color.
    — Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveillance
Noun
  • Health inspectors found approximately 20 dead cockroaches during the reinspection, but no live vermin.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Scores below 60 require closure and reinspection before opening.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 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 them is Benjamin Radford, a research fellow and investigator with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, a nonprofit organization that evaluates paranormal and fringe-science claims from a scientific viewpoint.
    — Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • In this series, Kristen Finch shares practical research skills to help students and educators search more effectively, evaluate sources, and build confidence using JSTOR.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of research
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