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rehearsed

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verb

past tense of rehearse
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as in practiced
to do over and over so as to become skilled the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rehearsed
Adjective
And the deeper twist is that, for decades, even when the machines failed, humans often did, too—coming across as mechanical, rehearsed or generic. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Robert’s backstory — his life in Chicago, his mother’s tragic accidental death, his dad wanting to send him to military school, his aunt in Century City offering to take him in — sounds overly rehearsed. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026 New routines feel less overwhelming when kids have already rehearsed them in low-stakes settings. Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 As long as someone is speaking to you from a place that is well rehearsed, nothing’s happening there. Orna Guralnik, The New York Review of Books, 4 Aug. 2026 Too many actors have now rehearsed Hormuz as a service, a toll or a strategic rent. Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 In Japan, earthquake safety is taught in schools from an early age, rehearsed in mandatory workplace drills and practiced in neighborhood evacuation exercises. Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026 Pandemic plans should be repeatedly rehearsed with all critical participants, public and private, from the White House down to local public health agencies. David Blumenthal, STAT, 20 July 2026 Gotze, then 22, had long dreamed of and had rehearsed as a kid. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026 Preparing to lead the National League in MLB’s annual All-Star Game is a song-and-dance he and his coaching staff are well-rehearsed in. Katie Woo, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsed
Adjective
  • Job candidates are expected to be accurate, prepared and transparent throughout the hiring process.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The depth chart remains murky, but Nunez-Roches would be well prepared to take more snaps.
    Abby DiSalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The most common ritual practice is the giving of offerings to deities, although—in contrast to the ancient druids—the sacrifice of animals (or humans) is not practiced in modern Druidry.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The teams did 7-on-7 drills Wednesday, which the Dolphins had not practiced in the intrasquad setting.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Other negotiators described him as highly competent with a command of the details.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Well, Newcastle United’s new head coach Matthias Jaissle has been described as exactly that by the club’s chief executive David Hopkinson.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Victory could be found in ensuring mistakes are not repeated in future investigations.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Certain character names are repeated, and there is also an audio-visual component, as there was previously.
    Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Enslaved people recited his poetry at posh parties thrown by their masters.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • By noon, Taylor recited a dozen names of people from Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela who failed to show up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Originally held on weapons charges, the man is now also charged with premeditated homicide and for allegedly stealing over 10,000 euros ($11,500) from the victim's accounts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Now 54-year-old Dwain Hall of Ocala, Florida, faces charges of premeditated, first-degree murder and kidnapping.
    Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jeff Niklaus, the founder and CEO of Compliant Technologies, told AP by email that the company was unable to comment.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • As far as Davis was told, once the ordeal was handled, the player simply asked for a different helmet and returned to practice.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • That Chansiri squandered that vast backing can be listed among his abundant failings.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The backstory The Pocketbook Factory, established in 1885, was an entire city block of textile manufacturing that operated until 1978 and is now listed on the National Historic Register.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Rehearsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsed. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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