Thesaurus results for TRIAL RUN

trial run

noun

Definition of trial run

as in test-drive

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Recent Examples of trial run Dublin, Ohio, gave a robot cop a trial run inside a public parking garage. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 Living with Gonzalez and her daughter was the first trial run. — Kayla Levy, Curbed, 25 June 2026 The Fujian carrier first sailed through the narrow body of water separating China and Taiwan in a trial run last September. — ABC News, 23 June 2026 Safe Streets, a division of MONSE, said all employees also go through a background check and then a trial run working in community intervention before they are hired. — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial run

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Noun

These observations come from some of the most prominent people in the country.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The same can be said for Kansas City’s core of hitters, and his observations make sense.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of observation

Noun

Publix shoppers will no longer need to count the number of items in their cart before considering using the express checkout lane.

— Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
With fatter paychecks, customers are rebelling against the chains that serve up shrinkflation and replace workers with broken self-checkout machines and touchscreen kiosks.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of checkout

Noun

There is no additional preseason game check added because one player takes 50 snaps while a starter watches from the sideline.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
The watch is for Northern Craven, Southern Craven and Inland Onslow as well as Pitt, Greene, Beaufort, Duplin, Lenoir, Jones and Pamlico counties.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of watch

Noun

In surveillance video provided by police, two young men wearing hoodies, with their hoods up, and surgical-style face masks, are seen quickly ambling down the sidewalk.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of surveillance

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Luke Montrose, a professor at Colorado State University whose research focuses in part on the impact of wildfire smoke on disease risk, said glutathione has anti-inflammatory properties.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Loneliness can have a significant impact on your mental health, research has shown.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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