dress rehearsal
noun
1
: a full rehearsal (as of a play) in costume and with stage properties shortly before the first performance
2
: a practice exercise for something to come : dry run
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Century High School Drama dress rehearsal of the musical Mama Mia!
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Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The speakers go through revision phases not just with Fiore but with their peers on the TEDx Student Committee, coming together for one final dress rehearsal just a few days before the big show.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Over the weekend, SpaceX rolled the Falcon 9 rocket out to the launch pad and performed a launch dress rehearsal with the crew.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The stadium, on the other hand, nailed its most important dress rehearsal, rolling out a hybrid grass carpet that weathered the strain of four games in as many days.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The speakers go through revision phases not just with Fiore but with their peers on the TEDx Student Committee, coming together for one final dress rehearsal just a few days before the big show.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
Over the weekend, SpaceX rolled the Falcon 9 rocket out to the launch pad and performed a launch dress rehearsal with the crew.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The stadium, on the other hand, nailed its most important dress rehearsal, rolling out a hybrid grass carpet that weathered the strain of four games in as many days.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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