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a short performance to show the talents of someone (such as an actor or a musician) who is being considered for a role in a play, a position in an orchestra, etc.
Auditions will be held next week for the spring musical. He went to an audition for a new TV show.
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Recent Examples of audition
Lisa and her mom visited a fortune teller after her audition for the South Korean media agency YG Entertainment.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
The actor later revealed that his audition with Broderick, his real-life best friend, helped seal the deal.
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Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The audition also didn’t exactly go as Cooke had hoped.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
The actor later revealed that his audition with Broderick, his real-life best friend, helped seal the deal.
—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The audition also didn’t exactly go as Cooke had hoped.
—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audition
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Nearly 2,300 people who obtained diplomas or transcripts from Noreus got licenses by passing the board exams and went on to work as nurses across the country, court documents said.
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There will also be 24 new exam rooms, tripling the primary care exam space.
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In another instance, investigators identified a gray button on a test-taker's shirt as a concealed camera.
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What the gut microbiome test results showed The companies gave very different answers about which microbes were present, even though every sample was identical.
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Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced the family’s plans during a June 22 press conference, saying relatives of Kohen Wiley want an independent examination of the evidence and do not want to rely solely on findings from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said an examination found no evidence of traumatic injury, including bruising, lacerations, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, blunt force trauma, strangulation or other external injuries.
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Damien won the Chaminade seven-on-seven passing tournament on Saturday, beating Crespi in the final.
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The World Cup final is weeks away.
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After taking placement tests, Christopher was enrolled in second grade and Mateo in fourth.
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Within about five months of taking the noncredit ESL classes, a professor encouraged her to take the placement test and move into English coursework for credits.
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“Audition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audition. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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