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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
In 2010, soon after Oren’s failed audition for Million Dollar Listing, a woman named Rebecca Mandel alleges Alon drugged her at a club, then tricked her into coming back to his and Oren’s apartment, where the twins raped her together, according to a lawsuit.
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James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
With less than two weeks to prove himself, every at-bat is essentially an audition for veteran DH/outfielder candidate Andrew McCutchen.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Laura Williams, a performing arts research teacher for the District’s Visual and Performing Arts Department oversees the process from auditions to performances.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Grant Nelson’s brief audition with the Nets is over, at least for now.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
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James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026
With less than two weeks to prove himself, every at-bat is essentially an audition for veteran DH/outfielder candidate Andrew McCutchen.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Laura Williams, a performing arts research teacher for the District’s Visual and Performing Arts Department oversees the process from auditions to performances.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
Grant Nelson’s brief audition with the Nets is over, at least for now.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audition
Noun
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For the many students without access to private tutors, chatbots can generate practice questions, mock exams and flash cards; give feedback on a paragraph; or suggest a counterargument.—
Maximilian Milovidov,
NPR,
6 Mar. 2026
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Statewide, nearly 37% of 4K through third graders tested below the 25th percentile, results from the exams show.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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But now, these six weeks of spring training leading into the six months of the season, the test starts for real.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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This test flight also delivered a demonstrator payload for @LockheedMartin.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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That mark has already advanced through the examination process and received a Notice of Allowance, meaning the company must now submit proof that the brand is being used in commerce before the registration can be finalized.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement With the case stalled, investigators decided to use polygraph examinations to test the credibility of their statements.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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During the season, coach Bort Escoto changed his team’s offense, switching to run-and-gun style put in by Paul Westhead years ago at Loyola Marymount and now the Spartans are in the Division V regional final.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The Tigers handed previously unbeaten Austin Westlake its first setback of the season, taking control with a second-quarter surge and never letting up on the way to a 51-37 triumph Saturday in the UIL Class 6A Division II state final at the Alamodome.—
Terrence Thomas,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The idea that students might score poorly on a placement test or get answers wrong in an algebra class was no surprise.—
Tammi Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The students will soon take an advanced placement test with the chance to earn college credit.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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