test run

[test ruhn] / ˈtɛst ˌrʌn /

NOUN

dry run

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dress rehearsal tryout

WEAK

bench test combat rehearsal dummy run kriegspiel maneuver maneuvers practical test practice exercise practice run rehearsal road test run through test performance trial trial run war game

NOUN

trial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

effort examination experiment investigation probation struggle testing

STRONG

analysis assay attempt audition check crack endeavor essay experience experimentation fling go hassle lick proof shakedown shot showcase stab striving try tryout undertaking venture whack workout

WEAK

R and D dry run research and development trial and error trial run

Example Sentences

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It took years of tinkering in the minors and a test run during the exhibition slate last season before league officials settled on an answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Your early 60s is a test run for retirement, U.S.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Instead, it’s a test run for everything that will happen next year.

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2025

The pair had a test run last year, when they travelled 1,500 kilometres on kite skis in Greenland for a month in June/July, collecting ice samples.

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

When the kidding was done, however, the men gave the motor sledge a test run.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

test run

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