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
Examples of dress rehearsal in a Sentence
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Meyers noted that the sketch still made the show despite not playing particularly well at dress rehearsal.
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EW.com, 5 Mar. 2024
Many fans at Arrowhead Stadium for tonight's Kansas City Chiefs-Miami Dolphins playoff game spent part of the day doing a dress rehearsal.
—NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
All four came into the tournament with fewer than 10 international caps; for them the 12-team, 19-day Gold Cup was an important dress rehearsal.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Ahead of that vote, advocates have been scrambling to educate voters, hold events and help people get qualifying forms of photo ID, all a dress rehearsal for a high-stakes general election.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
According to some experts, 2023 was just the dress rehearsal—the year of accidental data breaches as a result of ChatGPT usage at work.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
With all the new parts in place, ULA then had targeted a Christmas Eve launch, but delayed that as well after issues completing a full wet dress rehearsal in early December.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
Bruno made the announcement after the company attempted to complete a fueling test of the entire rocket, known as a wet dress rehearsal.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2023
Man Dies by Suicide After Conversations with AI Chatbot That Became His 'Confidante,' Widow Says
At Friday’s dress rehearsal, Connell saw the near-empty warehouse where the event took place for the very first time, per The Independent.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
EW.com, 5 Mar. 2024
Many fans at Arrowhead Stadium for tonight's Kansas City Chiefs-Miami Dolphins playoff game spent part of the day doing a dress rehearsal.
—NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
All four came into the tournament with fewer than 10 international caps; for them the 12-team, 19-day Gold Cup was an important dress rehearsal.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Ahead of that vote, advocates have been scrambling to educate voters, hold events and help people get qualifying forms of photo ID, all a dress rehearsal for a high-stakes general election.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
According to some experts, 2023 was just the dress rehearsal—the year of accidental data breaches as a result of ChatGPT usage at work.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
With all the new parts in place, ULA then had targeted a Christmas Eve launch, but delayed that as well after issues completing a full wet dress rehearsal in early December.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
Bruno made the announcement after the company attempted to complete a fueling test of the entire rocket, known as a wet dress rehearsal.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2023
Man Dies by Suicide After Conversations with AI Chatbot That Became His 'Confidante,' Widow Says
At Friday’s dress rehearsal, Connell saw the near-empty warehouse where the event took place for the very first time, per The Independent.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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