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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
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.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Game Changing Films runs tryouts and auditions to cast the athletes who will play background teammates and doubles for Powell and the other leads.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 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
With its signature blind auditions and expert coaching panel, the NBC series has crowned 27 winners to date.
—Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
The first two installments recently hit the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists after being re-issued as deluxe auditions.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
Game Changing Films runs tryouts and auditions to cast the athletes who will play background teammates and doubles for Powell and the other leads.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 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
With its signature blind auditions and expert coaching panel, the NBC series has crowned 27 winners to date.
—Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
The first two installments recently hit the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists after being re-issued as deluxe auditions.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditions
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The 10-point agreement obtained by USA TODAY, would commit participating schools to cap international undergraduate enrollment at 15% of the student body, freeze tuition over the next five years; and require applicants to take the SAT, ACT or other similar entry exams.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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To promote a healthy oral microbiome, the dentist recommends brushing and flossing regularly and performing consistent dental exams.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Even a brief mention of the issue from a patient can help alert professionals to take a more sensitive approach during treatments and examinations.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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But Newcastle were hopeful that initial examinations pointed towards a less severe knee problem and, following two separate assessments from specialists, that has proven to be the case.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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To learn more about breast cancer symptoms and what imaging tests are available, click here.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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In a series of tests carried out by engineers, Google’s robots passed the banana test, which involved serving different fruits into plates based on color.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.
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