rehearsal
noun
re·hears·al
ri-ˈhər-səl 
Examples of rehearsal in a Sentence
She was 15 minutes late to rehearsal.
There are only three more rehearsals before the concert.
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Jelinek, who portrayed supporting character Jay (a bully who, alongside actor Larry Bagby's Ice, antagonizes Katz's Max at the start of the film), remembers Katz courting him to get high before rehearsal for a key scene helmed by director Kenny Ortega.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Following two weeks of rehearsal, Poetic Justice shot from April 14, 1992, until July 4, 1992.
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New administrative offices, technical, rehearsal and storage facilities are completed.
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Marines and event organizers rebutted, stating that the exercises were routine and that safety precautions were taken, noting that rehearsals, medical, fire, and emergency assets were in place.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Following two weeks of rehearsal, Poetic Justice shot from April 14, 1992, until July 4, 1992.
—Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
New administrative offices, technical, rehearsal and storage facilities are completed.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Marines and event organizers rebutted, stating that the exercises were routine and that safety precautions were taken, noting that rehearsals, medical, fire, and emergency assets were in place.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rehearsal
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“Rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehearsal. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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rehearsal
noun
re·hears·al
ri-ˈhər-səl
1
: a private performance or practice session in preparation for a public appearance
2
: a practice exercise : trial
Medical Definition
rehearsal
noun
re·hears·al
ri-ˈhər-səl
1
: a method for improving memory by mentally or verbally repeating over and over the information to be remembered
2
: the repeated mental review of a desired action or behavioral response
preoperative rehearsal of coping imagery to reduce anxiety
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