as in exams
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
Noun
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Every year in May the whole empire came to a stop for three days while 14-year-old Burgher kids sat for their comprehensive exams.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kim Kardashian is pointing the finger at ChatGPT after failing several law school exams.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 31 patients with heart failure, the new saliva test identified it 81% of the time – which is on par with traditional, more invasive medical examinations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Nov. 2025
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Metal detectors then helped pinpoint the likely locations for more extensive examinations.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Growth Growth measures how well students performed on the end-of-year tests when compared with the previous year's results.—
Dmitry Martirosov,
Arkansas Online,
12 Nov. 2025
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Although outdoor tests have begun, long-term reliability data remain limited.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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