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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
One of her first auditions was Saturday Night Live.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
With three games left, the Nets are losing ground on the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings in the race for the best odds, even as individual players keep stacking auditions that matter to their futures, whether that’s in Brooklyn or elsewhere.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Funny AF with Kevin Hart, Hart’s new comedy competition series looking for the next superstar in stand-up, also naming contestants selected from auditions in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
The auditions will be held in the Mall of America’s rotunda in Bloomington and the public is welcome to watch.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Unlike some other choral groups, Naperville’s does not require auditions.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The open casting call has been made, and auditions are scheduled for this spring, as early as next week, and will carry on throughout the summer.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The academy’s video presentation goes inside the casting process with casting directors discussing their craft and includes previously unseen auditions and screen tests.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 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
Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
With three games left, the Nets are losing ground on the Utah Jazz and Sacramento Kings in the race for the best odds, even as individual players keep stacking auditions that matter to their futures, whether that’s in Brooklyn or elsewhere.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Funny AF with Kevin Hart, Hart’s new comedy competition series looking for the next superstar in stand-up, also naming contestants selected from auditions in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
The auditions will be held in the Mall of America’s rotunda in Bloomington and the public is welcome to watch.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Unlike some other choral groups, Naperville’s does not require auditions.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The open casting call has been made, and auditions are scheduled for this spring, as early as next week, and will carry on throughout the summer.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
The academy’s video presentation goes inside the casting process with casting directors discussing their craft and includes previously unseen auditions and screen tests.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditions
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The program offers federal funding for reproductive health services provided to low-income and uninsured patients, including birth control, cancer screenings, wellness exams and HIV testing.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
9 Apr. 2026
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Depending on how long a potential strike lasted, important state testing could be disrupted, as could student plans to take college-admissions assessments, such as the SAT and Advanced Placement exams.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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That is why the recent ruling by Israel’s Supreme Court allowing women to sit for the national rabbinical examinations feels so significant, and so deeply personal.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Included in the analysis were examinations of pay distribution, employment conditions, labor load and education rates of a demographic that makes up 39% of the Golden State’s labor force.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now, the exams, oral tests and presentations are weighted more heavily for students’ course grades than take-home problem sets.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Simple field tests can provide further insight.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 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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