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audition

noun

Definition of audition

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 The first round of auditions is reportedly finished, and Villeneuve, Pascal, and Heyman have been contacting actors about the next round. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026 But Sendhil Ramamurthy’s audition was so impressive that Tim Kring rewrote the role for him, making Mohinder the son of the original geneticist. — Megan Vick, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 The dancer dazzled the judges and left the audience’s jaws on the ground with his captivating, Matrix-like audition. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 This was four months after Schachtel’s piece appeared, perhaps as an audition. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for audition

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Opponents of ditching testing requirements argued that the exams are a key tool to uniformly predict academic success from students of divergent backgrounds, as well as schools that may issue grades differently.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Pawlikowski stayed in Germany for five years, from 1972 to 1977, dug in deep, and passed his exams.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of exam

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And Eisner, even late in his tenure at Disney, would attend test screenings, read scripts and offer detailed notes on the company’s films.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Earlier test flights ventured no farther than the Indian Ocean halfway around the world, often crashing in flames and briefly skimming space.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

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The youth movement, which emerged earlier this year out of anger over high unemployment among young people and leaked examination papers, has grown into a political force.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Writer-director Reed Van Dyk’s feature debut navigates tricky emotional waters but emerges as a trenchant examination of what forgiveness and penitence can look like, allowing no room for anything resembling a pat happy ending.

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of examination

Noun

After taking placement tests, Christopher was enrolled in second grade and Mateo in fourth.

— New York Times, New York Times, 26 May 2026
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

Definition of placement test

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