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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 auditions
Already, 150 women have participated in the first round of virtual auditions, and a second virtual audition will be held on Friday, March 27, for additional hopefuls.
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Sarah Moreno
march 26, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The show has four rounds– blind auditions, battle rounds, knockout and semi-finals.
—Ella Gonzales
march 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
The family lived in Tennessee, and Tish would drive Cyrus across state lines for auditions.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Local auditions will take place in June.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Foxx — whose extensive auditions for the role included a piano session with Charles himself — brought vivacity to an otherwise standard biopic chronicling the singer's tumultuous life.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Her auditions demonstrate preparation, clarity, and genuine connection.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Sofía Vergara turned heads in an optical illusion corset dress while filming the first set of auditions for season 21 of America's Got Talent on March 13.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
After six months of auditions, chemistry reads with the leads and martial arts training, Anderson offered her the part.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026
Sarah Moreno
march 26, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The show has four rounds– blind auditions, battle rounds, knockout and semi-finals.
—Ella Gonzales
march 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
The family lived in Tennessee, and Tish would drive Cyrus across state lines for auditions.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Local auditions will take place in June.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Foxx — whose extensive auditions for the role included a piano session with Charles himself — brought vivacity to an otherwise standard biopic chronicling the singer's tumultuous life.
—Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Her auditions demonstrate preparation, clarity, and genuine connection.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Sofía Vergara turned heads in an optical illusion corset dress while filming the first set of auditions for season 21 of America's Got Talent on March 13.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
After six months of auditions, chemistry reads with the leads and martial arts training, Anderson offered her the part.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditions
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The plush red seats of the Concertgebouw's main auditorium are occupied by students cramming for upcoming exams and finishing dissertations as classical music fills the hall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ipeirotis grades the exams separately, also with the help of AI.—
Jocelyn Gecker,
Fortune,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Kansas bill would establish auditing procedures, outline reporting requirements for PBMs and allow the Insurance Department to conduct financial examinations of benefit managers to ensure compliance.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Mar. 2026
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The agency noted that Trident is currently undergoing routine financial examinations which include a review of affiliate transactions.—
Scott Pham,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lie detector tests are generally not admissible in court.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Sodium-ion battery safety with extreme stress test results The Chinese company has also outlined new safety validation results for its sodium-ion battery program, saying internal tests show the cells can tolerate extreme stress scenarios.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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If Palace do progress to next month’s quarter-finals and find a way to reach and win the final in the German city of Leipzig on May 27, the manner in which victory came will be forgotten.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Alcaraz and Sinner trilogy in major finals began with an epic French Open final that came in at a whopping five hours and 29 minutes.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Auditions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditions. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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