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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Three trillion Interstellar Song Contest viewers are still watching the dress rehearsal, unaware that Kid wants to kill all of them next by transmitting a delta wave onto their screens.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 17 May 2025
The Mirror System Catalyst: Social Media and AI Ethics
If AI represents the future of synthetic reflection, social media was its dress rehearsal.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Guess who steps in and knocks ’em dead at the dress rehearsal?
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Ipswich Town felt more like the dress rehearsal for PSG than the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, with more regulars starting at Portman Road.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 17 May 2025
The Mirror System Catalyst: Social Media and AI Ethics
If AI represents the future of synthetic reflection, social media was its dress rehearsal.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Guess who steps in and knocks ’em dead at the dress rehearsal?
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Ipswich Town felt more like the dress rehearsal for PSG than the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, with more regulars starting at Portman Road.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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