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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
This season is not leading to a playoff spot, so the Jets should lean into developmental auditions for players such as Salomonsson, Zhilkin, Lambert, Chibrikov from the trade deadline through the rest of the season.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
This time, there were no co-host auditions.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Uncommon in a post-pandemic era of self-tape auditions, the open and in-person auditions attracted actors hungry for their big break and locals hoping to leave with a fun story to tell.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
That chance encounter led to auditions, early roles, and eventually one of Hollywood’s most meteoric rises.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Viral moments like the band Girl Named Tom earning a rare four-chair turn during the blind auditions in season 21 are just the start of what makes the show great.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Last week’s auditions included Lanii, who grew up singing on the balcony of her Arizona apartment complex because her dad was so convinced the world would love her voice and told the judges her father had been hospitalized with liver failure after years of addiction.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The Rangers moved Marcus Semien, who had held the spot from 2022-24, down in the order after an awful first month and then tried a lot of auditions.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
For the Heat, there already have been ample auditions from the player nicknamed Showtime.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Murat Ates, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
This time, there were no co-host auditions.
—Jim Halterman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Uncommon in a post-pandemic era of self-tape auditions, the open and in-person auditions attracted actors hungry for their big break and locals hoping to leave with a fun story to tell.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
That chance encounter led to auditions, early roles, and eventually one of Hollywood’s most meteoric rises.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Viral moments like the band Girl Named Tom earning a rare four-chair turn during the blind auditions in season 21 are just the start of what makes the show great.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
Last week’s auditions included Lanii, who grew up singing on the balcony of her Arizona apartment complex because her dad was so convinced the world would love her voice and told the judges her father had been hospitalized with liver failure after years of addiction.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
The Rangers moved Marcus Semien, who had held the spot from 2022-24, down in the order after an awful first month and then tried a lot of auditions.
—Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026
For the Heat, there already have been ample auditions from the player nicknamed Showtime.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditions
Noun
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Almost three-fourths of kindergarteners who test in the bottom 20% of students for readiness exams remain in the bottom 20% of their class by fifth grade, according to The Children’s Reading Foundation, a nonprofit organization.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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While plastic surgeons and dermatologists complete residency training and pass rigorous exams administered by medical boards to earn medical board certification, for-profit academies have popped up to offer their own versions of board certification.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Defensive backs, like McCoy, are set to have medical examinations on Wednesday.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Head to the second floor to visit the Registry Room (also known as the Great Hall), where some 5,000 people once filed through each day for legal and medical examinations.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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In our tests, the Pixel 10 outperforms the Pixel 9 in artificial benchmarks.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Feb. 2026
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Duffy said that a number of states have hired other companies to administer commercial driver's licenses tests, and those companies aren't enforcing the standards that drivers are supposed to meet to demonstrate their driving and English skills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Feb. 2026
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Sabalenka has been mostly dominant ever since, reaching four of the next five Grand Slam finals, plus another big final at the WTA Tour Finals.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 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 Feb. 2026.
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