1
as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled
the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction
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2
as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
wrote a letter to the management rehearsing in lurid detail our terrible stay at their hotel
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as in to repeat
to say or state again
rehearsed her story about why she was late as she walked into the meeting
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
rehearsed the list of things he wanted for his birthday so that there would be no doubt in my mind
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Recent Examples of rehearse
Actors rehearse for the upcoming world premiere of a new musical, while the Silicon Valley theater company grapples with a recent funding loss — the National Endowment for the Arts’ has withdrawn a $10,000 grant to fund its workshop for new and established Bay Area writers.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Alex Cooper, center, and her dancers rehearse a production number in Call Her Alex Disney
The biographical portions can feel evasive—weirdly so, considering that messiness and candor are central to Cooper’s brand—often swerving away from uncomfortable topics.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
And that the band was rehearsing some of the new material to do at concerts.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Burton quickly put the band under contract and began rehearsing them in earnest.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 5 June 2025
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Alex Cooper, center, and her dancers rehearse a production number in Call Her Alex Disney
The biographical portions can feel evasive—weirdly so, considering that messiness and candor are central to Cooper’s brand—often swerving away from uncomfortable topics.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
And that the band was rehearsing some of the new material to do at concerts.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Burton quickly put the band under contract and began rehearsing them in earnest.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearse
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Flammarion imagined that practicing and popularizing astronomy, along with the other sciences, had helped advance Martian society.—
Matthew Shindell,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
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In the first Spanish and Portuguese colonies, however, Jews were not allowed to openly practice their faith.—
Flora Cassen,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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His lawyer Jonathan Latimer described him as a man whose life was shaped by severe, untreated mental illness since his early 20s, and said the mental health treatment system failed him.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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Francesca Cappelletti, Director of the Galleria Borghese, aptly describes Mutu’s work as encouraging a deeper, more intense way of looking — one that expands the museum experience beyond aesthetics into inquiry.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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This repeating cycle of remorse, hope and abuse can become a barrier that prevents a person from leaving the relationship, according to Bearat.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Seagate's stock has experienced such severe declines previously, and based on its current valuation, history might repeat itself.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Unlike most stand-up concerts, this won’t be Sandler simply reciting jokes into a microphone.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 June 2025
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Especially when the side effects are being recited rapid-fire in a monotone that’s barely audible.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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The Dolphins were taking Fitzpatrick, Grier told owner Steve Ross, then head coach Adam Gase and team czar Mike Tannenbaum.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Silky sharks are listed under CITES Appendix II and are considered globally vulnerable.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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United Talent Agency no longer listed the group on its website Monday, and sources told Deadline that UTA decided to drop Bob Vylan over the weekend due to the chants.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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The 2007 teen drama centered on a group of wealthy high school students at an exclusive prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side terrorized by a mysterious and vicious blogger (narrated by Kristen Bell) who spilled all of their secrets.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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This collection was adapted into the perennial Christmas classic A Christmas Story, which Shepherd narrated.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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The findings of the investigation were outlined in a report released Friday that detailed the events that led to Connecticut State Police Trooper Joseph Godbout firing one round in the chest of Ruben Muller, who was 41 at the time of the incident on Dec. 30, 2023.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2025
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Follow proper procedures: Adhere to all steps and timelines detailed by the health plan.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2025
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“Rehearse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearse. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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