Thesaurus results for TRIAL RUN

trial run

noun

Definition of trial run

as in test-drive

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of trial run The announcement comes after 7 Brew's 96-store trial run this past spring in Arkansas, where both the grocery giant and the coffee chain are headquartered. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 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 Google reportedly currently views Frozen v2 partly as a trial run and does not plan to produce it at the same scale as its TPUs. — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial run

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run

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

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

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

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

Prosecutors say surveillance and body-camera footage contradict ICE’s account; the agency denies intentional contact, calls the indictment a political stunt and disputes local officials’ authority to investigate.

— Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Kim Se Yun described the constant surveillance when abroad and at home as miserable and utterly asphyxiating.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of surveillance

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

Browse Nearby Words

trial lawyers

trial run

trial runs

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of trial run

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

quondam

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

The Words of the Week - Nov. 6

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes