trial run

noun

Definition of trial runnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trial run
  1. observation
  2. checkout
  3. watch
  4. reinspection
  5. surveillance
  6. recheck
  7. research
  8. perusal
Noun
  • Official homeless counts show RV numbers plunging in this 400-square-mile expanse, but wild statistical swings and locals’ on-the-ground observations suggest serious miscounts and an illusory improvement.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Since its establishment in 2025, the border task force has conducted tens of thousands of detection and monitoring patrols and thousands of observation flights, the task force said.
    — Mike Stone, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of observation
Noun
  • The Week is the Festival’s media partner and there is an inclusive discount on tickets to some events for The Week readers with the code SLFW26A on checkout.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
  • On the lobby level, a cashless self-checkout snack station stocks drinks and bites.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of checkout
Noun
  • Still, there’s a kind of hip, comfort food aspect to the entire enterprise that keeps it an easy, if slightly cluttered and overlong watch.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In less time than that, the salesperson came back with my three watches and just gave them to me.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of watch
Noun
  • Health inspectors found approximately 20 dead cockroaches during the reinspection, but no live vermin.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Scores below 60 require closure and reinspection before opening.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of reinspection
Noun
  • Twinvis is a passive radar based on the latest digital technology that can be used for wide-area military airspace surveillance or civil air traffic control, according to a press release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Tanks and armored vehicles were affected first, as persistent surveillance and FPV strikes made operating near the front more dangerous.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of surveillance
Noun
  • No further rechecks are expected as long as Blue continues to recover well, the vet confirms.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • Regular blood rechecks will be necessary and will determine the need for medications, possibly for the rest of her life.
    — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Definition of recheck
Noun
  • The country is also placing its hopes on automation, with the government committing 1 billion Singapore dollars ($787 million) to public AI research from 2026 to 2030.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Frank Lenk, director of economic research at the Mid-America Regional Council, said automotive goods are one of Kansas City’s largest exports, and many of those products go back and forth across the border with Canada.
    — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of research
Noun
  • The boy supplied the correct answers, had any number of important David documents on his person, ready for the woman’s perusal.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond Bart’s Books, downtown Ojai has dozens more unique shops for your perusal.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
Definition of perusal

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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trial%20run. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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