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
  • Do a trial run through your own living room and see what might be missing.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But after my first trial run, my skin looked noticeably smoother, more even, and genuinely glowy almost immediately.
    — Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of trial run
Noun
  • In February, Rare Beauty launched a partnership with Ulta Beauty, Cohen said, marking the latter’s first brand charity partnership, with money supporting both the Rare Impact Fund and Ulta’s charitable foundation through checkout.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Your activation code arrives by email after checkout, one per customer, while supplies last.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of checkout
Noun
  • Northwestern University Researchers hope FLIP will lead to more discoveries of planets that have been hiding in existing observations.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Another rescue attempt As Swift’s fate was sealed, mission scientists slowly turned the telescope’s instruments back on to collect data and observations right up until the end.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of observation
Noun
  • Supporters gather at watch parties At Rodriguez’ watch party, the crowded room was full of union members from Unite Here Local 355.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Instead of staging a watch party Tuesday night, Elleson and his wife, Sue, visited seriously ill people in Chicago-area hospitals.
    — Russell Lissau, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of watch
Noun
  • In it, Reed questions American policy, surveillance, and patriotism across a landscape that juxtaposes scenes of Black youth playing with closing shots of the singer’s silhouette backdropped by flames.
    — Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Earlier that morning, surveillance footage shows someone taking the case out of a car’s open trunk and laying it along the curb, then picking it up and turning it perpendicular to the curb.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of surveillance
Noun
  • An acceptable component rejected unnecessarily may trigger reinspection, delay production or consume an engineer’s attention.
    — Rajesh Iyengar, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of reinspection
Noun
  • Upon my perusal, JustWatch TV’s library seems limited and somewhat dated.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The second flight option is Join, which includes your perusal of the interface to join flights hosted by other members.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of perusal
Noun
  • The research highlights how increasingly capable models could help security teams identify and fix flaws in critical software before attackers exploit them.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Supporters said the measure would allow life-saving science to advance at a time of great uncertainty in the research funding from the federal government.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 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 11 Nov. 2026.

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