as in exam
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
But this is not an audition; whatever statement is made, the powers that be in this case turned a deaf ear to Connecticut fans long ago.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Pfeiffer spoke to Entertainment Weekly for the Grease 2 oral history in 2023, reflecting on her audition for the role of Stephanie Zinone.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
During the audition process, Moafi flew to Los Angeles for a chemistry test reading with Wyle to secure casting approval.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Couples can treat the consultation process as an audition that runs in both directions.
—Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Pfeiffer spoke to Entertainment Weekly for the Grease 2 oral history in 2023, reflecting on her audition for the role of Stephanie Zinone.
—Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
During the audition process, Moafi flew to Los Angeles for a chemistry test reading with Wyle to secure casting approval.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Couples can treat the consultation process as an audition that runs in both directions.
—Ascend Agency, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audition
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Thousands of college students had their final exams rescheduled and their grades delayed when the Canvas platform was hacked earlier this month.—
Tarika Barrett,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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After years of legal battles, Orthodox Jewish women in Israel can now take the official rabbinic exams.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank's plan to invest 75 billion euros in building AI infrastructure in France underscored the nation's status as a leading hub, but Big Tech's lofty energy demands will put the wider continent's grid to the test, analysts say.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Lab tests showed that the plants without the active inceptin receptor failed to emit this volatile blend when exposed to either the synthetic In11 peptide or actual caterpillar oral secretions.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Rather than prompting examination of the systems in which those outcomes occur, a common counterargument is that attention to diversity risks lowering standards or excusing poor performance.—
Vanessa Grubbs,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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Levinson and director of photography Marcell Rév mostly left the soundstages that defined the first two seasons for an expansive, on-location examination of Southern California, from Lancaster to Long Beach.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Celebrations erupted across Paris after PSG defeated Arsenal in a dramatic Champions League final, securing one of the club’s biggest achievements on the European stage.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Georgia Tech baseball is headed to the Atlanta Regional final.—
Fisher Isbell,
AJC.com,
31 May 2026
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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.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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And in the last five years, 35% of the students have placed in the top 10 for the Diocese’s placement test.—
Stephen Wilder,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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