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
Sanders and Ewers also had their moments during later auditions, but Shough had the best rookie season.
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Jeff Howe, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The impact shows up not in pink slips but in opportunities that vanish before auditions are ever held.
—Josh Rottenberg, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
In the process, Cameron often finds that the script itself evolves according to the discoveries made during auditions.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2025
Stehr and Albarran earned their spots through video auditions, selected from more than 700 applicants.
—Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Leavitt celebrated her second casting announcement of the year with a compilation of her auditions over the years leading up to this starring role.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Struggling actor Shah Latif auditions for the role of a lifetime, only to see his life spiral out of control over four frenetic days.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
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.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 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
Jeff Howe, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The impact shows up not in pink slips but in opportunities that vanish before auditions are ever held.
—Josh Rottenberg, Twin Cities, 31 Dec. 2025
In the process, Cameron often finds that the script itself evolves according to the discoveries made during auditions.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Dec. 2025
Stehr and Albarran earned their spots through video auditions, selected from more than 700 applicants.
—Nicole Nielsen, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
Leavitt celebrated her second casting announcement of the year with a compilation of her auditions over the years leading up to this starring role.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
Struggling actor Shah Latif auditions for the role of a lifetime, only to see his life spiral out of control over four frenetic days.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
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.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 29 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditions
Noun
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Papers and exams were structured so that students had to analyze arguments both for and against a particular position and decide which side is right.—
Kenneth Seeskin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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Experts said the new guidelines could provide an opportunity for a public health education campaign reminding women that their well exams aren’t just about cervical cancer screening.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
8 Jan. 2026
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By age 14, Abergel had dropped out of school, taken his graduate record examinations and ventured to New York in hopes of one day joining the American Ballet Theatre.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Nardello is described as a global investigations firm with expertise in tracing company assets, financial examinations, and criminal and civil white collar litigation, the committee said.—
Jonathan Randles,
Bloomberg,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Numerous studies have shown that people who exercise regularly tend to perform better on attention, memory and executive functioning tests.—
Dana G. Smith,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those efforts led to Caterpillar’s first autonomous truck tests.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 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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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 15 Jan. 2026.
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