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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
For the second year in a row, the cheerleaders will conduct auditions on stage at their live shows, giving audience members a chance to help select who will advance to the final round of auditions at The Star in Frisco.
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Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
And there’s a chance there may be other Arizona singers added when the show's producers finalize the list of which auditions will be shown.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The letter asks decision-makers to increase Latino voices in development and greenlighting projects, as well as the amount of Latino actors in auditions and non-stereotypical leads.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Season 2 moves to a new setting overlooking the blue seas of Okinawa, introducing a fresh lineup of participants gathered through nationwide auditions.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
During the auditions episode, Heather introduced 15-year-old singer-songwriter Grace, who wrote a song dedicated to Aubreigh.
—Corin Cesaric, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Meg is a crackerjack personality with much enthusiasm for breaking the mold, and as auditions are held, that spirit spreads to other students who are eager to be in it.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
The first few episodes will feature auditions, after which the lucky contestants who receive a golden ticket will advance to Hollywood Week, which will be held in Nashville, not Los Angeles.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Well, the auditions are being held in the Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley Ballroom at Belmont University's Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 26 Jan. 2026
Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
And there’s a chance there may be other Arizona singers added when the show's producers finalize the list of which auditions will be shown.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 31 Jan. 2026
The letter asks decision-makers to increase Latino voices in development and greenlighting projects, as well as the amount of Latino actors in auditions and non-stereotypical leads.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
Season 2 moves to a new setting overlooking the blue seas of Okinawa, introducing a fresh lineup of participants gathered through nationwide auditions.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
During the auditions episode, Heather introduced 15-year-old singer-songwriter Grace, who wrote a song dedicated to Aubreigh.
—Corin Cesaric, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Meg is a crackerjack personality with much enthusiasm for breaking the mold, and as auditions are held, that spirit spreads to other students who are eager to be in it.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
The first few episodes will feature auditions, after which the lucky contestants who receive a golden ticket will advance to Hollywood Week, which will be held in Nashville, not Los Angeles.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Well, the auditions are being held in the Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley Ballroom at Belmont University's Fisher Center for the Performing Arts in Nashville.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditions
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Patrick Nolten, assistant superintendent for assessment and accountability, said the calendar is set with several parameters in mind, including starting as late as possible in August but still ending the semester before winter break so high school students can wrap up their final exams.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Juneteenth became a holiday at a most inconvenient time in the school year — at the end of the instructional year and during Regents exams.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Women who brought the lawsuits said the university ignored their complaints and deliberately concealed abuse that happened for decades during examinations at the UCLA student health center, the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center or in Heaps’ campus office.—
Greg Norman-Diamond,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Patients accused Heaps of groping them, performing unnecessarily invasive examinations and making suggestive comments.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The league conducted tests at the Nashville outdoor game, stringing a cable the length of the rink between two forklifts to lift a plastic tarp over the rink.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Such tests could be used in research toward compressing a core of uranium with explosives — something that is needed for an implosion-style nuclear weapon.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 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 6 Feb. 2026.
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