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dress rehearsals

noun

plural of dress rehearsal
as in previews

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  1. previews
  2. rehearsals
  3. dry runs
  4. practices
Noun
  • Here are previews and predictions for districts involving Fort Worth-area teams.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • When member previews began in early-to-mid September, tables filled up into November.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of previews
Noun
  • The rehearsals were intense, with a ton of new choreography and a crash course in how movies are made, since every single one of us in the cast was making our major-film debut.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Hargitay has been in steady rehearsals for the Emmy hosting gig, the first time a woman has hosted the show in 15 years.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of rehearsals
Noun
  • Israel has intermittently launched such long-range airstrikes since July 2024, after a Houthi drone hit Tel Aviv, in combat missions that, especially in retrospect, served as dry runs for the June air war against Iran.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Definition of dry runs
Noun
  • Hays said donors can vote with their feet and move to financial firms that have smoother practices.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Asked about the potential ill effects on artists’ practices of the large-scale destruction of books, weighed against the possible benefits of technological progress, Chan and Paul’ had a spirited exchange.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of practices
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