field-tested; field-testing; field-tests

transitive verb

: to test (a procedure, a product, etc.) in actual situations reflecting intended use
field test noun

Examples of field-test in a Sentence

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But then pop music is really just endless cycles of unseen corporate overseers field-testing their hunches and schemes on a willing and unwitting public. Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025 Their best content is peer-reviewed, field-tested, and team-owned. Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025 Up your birding game with binoculars field-tested by T+L experts. Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2025 Ukraine has already field-tested these systems in one of the most lethal modern conflicts in decades. Hunter Lacroix, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2025 The development process for the NHL Watch Comms App has been lengthy, and it’s been field-tested since last season. Carol Schram, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 Army of Drones The concept had been field-tested during Russia's first invasion of Ukraine in 2014, but by late 2023, nearly all Ukrainian combat brigades had at least one drone unit to carry out missions. New Atlas, 11 Dec. 2024 The company has field-tested the technology for more than a year, Case says. IEEE Spectrum, 1 Jan. 2021 Officials claimed investigators field-tested a sample of the residue, which tested positive for methamphetamine. Nicole Acosta, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of field-test was in 1938

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“Field-test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field-test. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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