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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
Even before auditions started, there’s been rampant speculation about who might wield Bond’s Walther PPK, with everyone from Jacob Elordi to Callum Turner and Aaron Taylor-Johnson rumored to be in contention for the role.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 14 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
Crimsonette hopefuls must also prepare that routine for auditions.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 1 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
Blind auditions are a standard for orchestras, where the musicians perform behind a screen or closed doors so that race, gender and size are not a factor.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Conductor auditions The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions for an associate conductor/youth orchestra conductor during May.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
Her mother shepherded her to auditions and jobs with an all-business attitude that only occasionally tipped into overprotectiveness.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Brent Lang, Variety, 14 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
Crimsonette hopefuls must also prepare that routine for auditions.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 1 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
Blind auditions are a standard for orchestras, where the musicians perform behind a screen or closed doors so that race, gender and size are not a factor.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Conductor auditions The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions for an associate conductor/youth orchestra conductor during May.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
Her mother shepherded her to auditions and jobs with an all-business attitude that only occasionally tipped into overprotectiveness.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auditions
Noun
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Jobs’ ‘beer test’ may sound unserious compared to today’s increasingly popular Myers-Briggs assessments and 90-minute exams.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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While many colleges and universities are in finals now, Washington will not have its end-of-term exams until early June.—
Erick Mendoza,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Following initial examinations, the medical examiner determined that the female victim, a 29-year-old from Mexico, died of hyperthermia.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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Shortly before her release from prison, Wang said authorities conducted unexplained blood tests and medical examinations.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Parkinson on Friday revealed that the soil tests were positive for remains.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Success at tests like puzzles and mazes, which appeared to Washburn to be the result of reasoning, or insight—observation and detection—Thorndike insisted was instead merely the result of blundering, repetition, and trial and error.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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If Palace do progress to next month’s quarter-finals and find a way to reach and win the final in the German city of Leipzig on May 27, the manner in which victory came will be forgotten.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 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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