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
  • Watch out-of-market NBA games for free during the three-month trial run.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Pop-Up Grocer Founder and CEO Emily Schildt tells me that Sidekick has been picked up past its trial run, an indication that often reflects how a product will perform in larger retailers.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of trial run
Noun
  • Saks Fifth Avenue: Use code FREESHIP at checkout for free standard shipping with a minimum purchase of $300 or more before taxes.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
  • At checkout, use code MERRY20 to save 20 percent on your order.
    Bridget Degnan, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of checkout
Noun
  • The team is collecting more observations and hopes to take real-time data from Mars someday and use it to make predictions, much like weather forecasters do on Earth.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Pairing Electrons The case of Kamerlingh Onnes’ observations (and superconductivity seen in other extremely cold metals) was finally cracked in 1957.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of observation
Noun
  • Brady wore the watch during halftime of the New England Patriots’ 2023 home opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, where he was feted by the crowd at Gillette Stadium.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The video of the shocking moment ends with Rossouw patiently placing the wiggly snake in a container while the stunned residents of the home watch on.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of watch
Noun
  • The afternoon allegedly culminated in a tantrum in which Payne threw his computer to the ground and was ultimately escorted to his room by employees, as seen in hotel surveillance video.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • So the surveillance images and the videos that were recovered from Lowe's of him purchasing those zip ties … his face is right there in the camera.
    Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of surveillance
Noun
  • Below are some of my very favorites and top performers at a wide variety of price points for your perusal.
    Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Here, for your perusal, is a list of all 32 trades that happened on the last day before the deadline (and one from Monday).
    Levi Weaver, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
Definition of perusal
Noun
  • Those estimates come from research out of a cave laboratory in Moulis, France, where scientist have tracked olm births and deaths for some 70 years.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The university teams' earlier research in 2022 calculated that about half of all Americans alive in 2015 were likely exposed to damaging levels of lead in their childhood, based on population survey data and known levels of leaded gasoline use in the country.
    Theara Coleman, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of research
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