Thesaurus results for AUDITIONS

auditions

noun

plural of audition

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 One of the night’s earliest auditions came from a barefoot interpretive dancer named Aggy, who attempted to tell a story entirely through movement and body language. —

Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 The actor recalled how the show started during the COVID lockdown in Australia, with everything being done over Zoom, from the auditions to script reads. —

Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 3 June 2026 Perhaps this is even one of those not-so-secret red-carpet style-auditions that so plague film awards? —

Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 The school offers acting showcases as well as direct auditions for third years with The Public Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Warner Bros. —

Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026 The White House was responding to the news — first reported by Variety — that Amazon MGM Studios recently kicked off auditions to find the next James Bond. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 May 2026 That is a massive loss in our industry and it’s caused a lot of heartache to a lot of working actors who rely on auditions to get jobs. —

Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 The final dance during auditions was choreographed by choreographer/dancer Quinton Peron, a former Los Angeles Rams cheerleader. —

Lisa Gutierrez may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026 There are no auditions or voice tests, and newcomers don’t have to know how to read music. —

ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026

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Noun

It’s also sold directly to consumers, via the company website or at Walmart, in four different kits tailored for first-time exams, menopause and different body types.

— Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 June 2026
But the protest on Saturday will address recent discrepancies in crucial high school and entrance exams conducted by the government, which media reports say have affected millions of students.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 June 2026