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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After a few minutes of standing around, the dress rehearsal begins.
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Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The dress rehearsal Simpson, a redshirt junior getting his first crack at starting, is one of four FBS quarterbacks who have thrown at least 10 touchdowns without an interception this season.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The shots included in the post feature dress rehearsal images, leading up to their performance this evening.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Tech on the diamond ABS has already had plenty of dress rehearsals.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
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Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The dress rehearsal Simpson, a redshirt junior getting his first crack at starting, is one of four FBS quarterbacks who have thrown at least 10 touchdowns without an interception this season.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The shots included in the post feature dress rehearsal images, leading up to their performance this evening.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Tech on the diamond ABS has already had plenty of dress rehearsals.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dress rehearsal
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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