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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The postponement could also be due to an issue discovered during Friday's wet dress rehearsal, after which the Starship was destacked.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Also a public dress rehearsal will take place on July 22.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Everyone feels a bit different about the process of the dress rehearsal.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 16 June 2025
But the horn was heard in full effect during dress rehearsals ahead of the 8 p.m. puck drop.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Also a public dress rehearsal will take place on July 22.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
Everyone feels a bit different about the process of the dress rehearsal.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 16 June 2025
But the horn was heard in full effect during dress rehearsals ahead of the 8 p.m. puck drop.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 June 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 19 Jul. 2025.
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