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. perusal
  7. research
Noun
  • This Bliss trial run is actually a trial run of his true loyalties.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The two did a trial run together in the days leading up to Mears’ hiring.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 July 2024
Definition of trial run
Noun
  • Changes for Flight 7 SpaceX has already conducted some pre-launch checkouts on the seventh Starship vehicle, whose target launch date has not yet been announced.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • In retail, robots can guide shoppers, answer questions and assist with checkouts, improving customer satisfaction while allowing staff to manage more complex responsibilities.
    Greg Ombach, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of checkout
Noun
  • The final easily visible such occultation of until 2036, The Virtual Telescope Project will host an online observation from 17:15-18:30 UTC (12:15-1:30 p.m. EST).
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Here are three observations from Saturday’s 81-66 victory over UMES.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of observation
Noun
  • In early 2020, Patek Philippe, regarded by watch collectors as the finest watchmaker in the world, opened a state-of-the-art facility in Plan-les-Ouates, the industrial suburb of Geneva that also is home to Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, Piaget, and other luxury watch factories.
    Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Housing reports have been and will continue to be a key watch item for investors given that shelter cost inflation has proven extremely sticky and a key source of upward pressure on inflation, which is in turn keeping rates elevated.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of watch
Noun
  • The suspect, dressed in a hooded sweatshirt and face covering, was seen on surveillance footage planting the two pipe bombs the night before the election certification was set to take place at the U.S. Capitol.
    Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Davidson was caught on video surveillance from street corner cameras throwing an e-bike onto the road and chasing one minor until the minor fell to the ground, court records said.
    Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of surveillance
Noun
  • Austin American-Statesman 0:00 3:42 A perusal of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's travel records over the past half-dozen years or so might give the impression that the Democrat from San Francisco is just one more Californian contemplating a move to Texas.
    John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Oct. 2024
  • League and Drafthouse staffers have been busy transferring the 50,000 movies to thin sleeves, which will be stocked in cabinets in the theater’s front hallway for perusal.
    Eric Webb, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Feb. 2024
Definition of perusal
Noun
  • Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Elizabeth Johnson, head of Brazil research at economic consultancy TS Lombard, said that Brazil is likely to be one of the biggest winners of the agreement.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The UCs were originally intended to be centers of research that offered advanced education to the top 12.5% of the state’s graduating seniors; the CSUs were to offer broader learning to the top 33.3%.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of research
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