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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
In February 2024, Coppola shared footage of her, Dillon, Macchio, Cruise, Lowe, Howell, and Swayze's auditions on social media in honor of its 42nd anniversary.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Feel free to use the below for any and all auditions.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
But his offensive skill has been obvious during his brief NHL auditions.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Both 19-year-old Sadie Dahl and 20-year-old Kayleigh Clark got four chair turns with their auditions, causing judges Michael Bublé, Niall Horan, Reba McEntire and Snoop Dogg to have to fight over them — not that Bublé even had the chance to try and convince the first young lady to join his team.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Showing Willa as a capable fighter was vital for Anderson, who had Infiniti show off her skills during in-person auditions.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Douglas also recalled that there was a significant gap between auditions and shooting, in part due to Jack Nicholson.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The season premieres with two-hour episodes of blind auditions airing Monday and Tuesday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
This is the first time auditions have been held to cast the starring role in the 25-year-old franchise.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Feel free to use the below for any and all auditions.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
But his offensive skill has been obvious during his brief NHL auditions.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Both 19-year-old Sadie Dahl and 20-year-old Kayleigh Clark got four chair turns with their auditions, causing judges Michael Bublé, Niall Horan, Reba McEntire and Snoop Dogg to have to fight over them — not that Bublé even had the chance to try and convince the first young lady to join his team.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Showing Willa as a capable fighter was vital for Anderson, who had Infiniti show off her skills during in-person auditions.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
Douglas also recalled that there was a significant gap between auditions and shooting, in part due to Jack Nicholson.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
The season premieres with two-hour episodes of blind auditions airing Monday and Tuesday.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
This is the first time auditions have been held to cast the starring role in the 25-year-old franchise.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditions
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Following the death of founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley last Thursday at age 74, the Morris County, New Jersey medical examiner’s office is conducting a series of exams to determine the rocker’s cause of death.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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However, officials earlier this year canceled a round of foreign-service applications and exams, suggesting there may have been a buildup of demand.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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Fake sales accounts, other Wells Fargo scandals From 2013 to 2016, the comptroller’s office said that Russ Anderson failed to provide information or provided false, incomplete or misleading information during compliance examinations in 2015.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Initial examinations of the ruins reveal that the site experienced several distinct stages of construction and growth.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nweeia eventually connected the dots between the Inuit’s observation and his own research, field tests, and scientific theories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The researchers then drew a statistical connection between the timing of the flashes with the dates of above-ground nuclear weapons tests and anecdotal reports of UFOs.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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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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The Prince and Princess of Wales brought their two elder kids along to the men's singles finals of the Wimbledon Championships on July 13 and Princess Charlotte joined her dad in Switzerland to see England's women's national soccer team compete in the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 final on July 27.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Auditions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auditions. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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