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Recent Examples of dress rehearsal
This year’s Asia Cup serves as a dress rehearsal for next year’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Running through July 13 and hosted across 11 U.S. cities, the tournament doubles as a high-stakes dress rehearsal for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
The tournament will also serve as a dress rehearsal for the 2026 World Cup, which is being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
The final dress rehearsal is 6 p.m. May 31; full performances are June 3-21; tickets $28 and up; livestreams also available.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Running through July 13 and hosted across 11 U.S. cities, the tournament doubles as a high-stakes dress rehearsal for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
The tournament will also serve as a dress rehearsal for the 2026 World Cup, which is being hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada next summer.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
The final dress rehearsal is 6 p.m. May 31; full performances are June 3-21; tickets $28 and up; livestreams also available.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress rehearsal
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The film — which reboots the studio’s DC Universe — is playing in Thursday previews this week before opening nationwide in theaters on Friday.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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As Deadline reported exclusively yesterday, Darrah Cloud’s House of McQueen will begin previews August 19 at the new Off Broadway Manhattan venue The Mansion at Hudson Yards, with an official opening set for September 9.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Perhaps a rough night at rehearsals for the chronically employable actor, or, more likely, with them out of school, a long morning with the kids — five in total, three of whom are with Eberstein, two of whom were authored by Grant and his ex-partner, Tinglan Hong?—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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SpaceX posted the new launch date on X Saturday evening, the day after the flight rehearsal test.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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If the San Diego Street Race comes to fruition for 2026, whether as a competitive event or supplanting Chicago, the forecast for a dry run is likely much brighter.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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And prosecutors say that's important, because during that time — a month before the murders — was Chandler's dry run for the killings.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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But new evidence suggests the practice might have been more widespread, hinting that our ancestors were not just hunters but clever fat-finders too.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
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The practice of succession planting gives gardeners a chance to extend the garden season and promotes soil health by keeping your garden beds active.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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