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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If Fox’s summer of soccer can be seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2026 World Cup, the TV numbers for both tournaments would seem to suggest that Americans are getting a lot more comfortable with the international game.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 June 2024
Enlarge / SpaceX's Starship vehicle undergoes a wet dress rehearsal prior to its fourth launch attempt.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 May 2024
Klein appeared in the ceremony in the first dress rehearsal on Friday (May 10) afternoon.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The North has long regarded the South's joint military exercises with the U.S. as a dress rehearsal for invasion.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 26 June 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 June 2024
Enlarge / SpaceX's Starship vehicle undergoes a wet dress rehearsal prior to its fourth launch attempt.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 May 2024
Klein appeared in the ceremony in the first dress rehearsal on Friday (May 10) afternoon.
—Fred Bronson, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
The North has long regarded the South's joint military exercises with the U.S. as a dress rehearsal for invasion.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 26 June 2024
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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