dress rehearsal
nounDefinition of dress rehearsal
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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The dress rehearsal for big shutdowns will start next April, when the Canarsie Tube will be closed for fifteen months, as the M.T.A. finishes repairing the damage inflicted by Superstorm Sandy. — William Finnegan, The New Yorker, "Can Andy Byford Save the Subways?," 2 July 2018 For Belgium and England, the third-place match at the World Cup was more like a dress rehearsal for future finals. — James Ellingworth, chicagotribune.com, "Belgium win 3rd place with victory over England," 14 July 2018 In many ways, Britton’s return is a dress rehearsal for potential trade suitors with the nonwaiver trade deadline approaching at the end of next month. — Eduardo A. Encina, baltimoresun.com, "Zach Britton's ninth-inning breakdown forces Orioles into extra innings again," 27 June 2018 Saturday requires another soundcheck, a dress rehearsal, and finally the big performance. — Shanté Honeycutt, Billboard, "Foo Fighters & 'SNL' Producers Break Down What Goes Into the Show's Musical Performances," 28 Mar. 2018 When: Open dress rehearsal at 2:30 p.m. July 14; full production at 7:30 p.m. July 15 Cost: $5 on July 14; suggested donation of $10-$20 on July 15 Livestream: Can’t make it in person? — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "With music and drama, playwright Joseph Hayes debuts 'Destination Moon'," 10 July 2018 Following several weeks of checkouts and refurbishments, B1045 trekked out to pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for a routine static fire—essentially a dress rehearsal. — Amy Thompson, WIRED, "SpaceX Is About to Launch Its Final Block 4 Falcon," 28 June 2018 The company says the original launch window was moved from April after unusual behavior was identified in a motor controller during a wet dress rehearsal. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Rocket Report: SpaceShipTwo soars, BFR engine advances, a self-eating booster," 1 June 2018 The nation’s only dress rehearsal for the 2020 census, currently taking place in Providence, Rhode Island, does not include the citizenship question on the survey forwarded to residents. — Washington Post, "GOP attorneys general support citizenship question on census," 15 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dress rehearsal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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