as in preview
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance
we made a few mistakes in rehearsal, but we were pretty sure that we'd be OK on opening night
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Recent Examples of rehearsal
Eventually, Cash and Irving started filming, with the first two takes effectively serving as a rehearsal.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
This mental rehearsal rewires your brain to embrace change with ease, reducing stress and boosting leadership agility.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Then Max did a few floppy-armed rehearsal spins toward the basket after setting the screen on an imagined defender.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The rehearsal photos come roughly two months after Perry revealed her plans to bring Daisy along on her seventh-month concert tour.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
This mental rehearsal rewires your brain to embrace change with ease, reducing stress and boosting leadership agility.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Then Max did a few floppy-armed rehearsal spins toward the basket after setting the screen on an imagined defender.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
The rehearsal photos come roughly two months after Perry revealed her plans to bring Daisy along on her seventh-month concert tour.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsal
Noun
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Neon opens Hell of a Summer on 1,255 screens after Thursday previews and early shows took in $215k.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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That same day, Justin also shared a preview of some shoes from the new brand.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The first 20 years of my career were at Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH), and my devotion was to the practice of medicine, caring for the critically ill and provide lifesaving opportunity to those in need of cardiac transplantation.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The practice was used in 2018 during the first Trump term, when the Senate voted on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court as an associate justice.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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He was indicted on charges of murder-for-hire and drug distribution and is awaiting trial, according to prosecutors.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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Read on for step-by-step instructions on how to watch UConn vs. UCLA with Fubo’s free trial.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsal. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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