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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Instead, a recording of the dress rehearsal was being broadcast.
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Ibrahim Hazboun and Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But before Lucy gets there, the spacecraft will have time for a few dress rehearsals.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Questlove and Rodriguez were granted access to every episode of the show, including dress rehearsals, audio from the control room and the filming of promos.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The teams will have a first-round dress rehearsal on Monday night in Edmonton.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Ibrahim Hazboun and Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But before Lucy gets there, the spacecraft will have time for a few dress rehearsals.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Questlove and Rodriguez were granted access to every episode of the show, including dress rehearsals, audio from the control room and the filming of promos.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
The teams will have a first-round dress rehearsal on Monday night in Edmonton.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 14 Apr. 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 8 May. 2025.
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