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Recent Examples of dress rehearsal
After the dress rehearsal, there is around an hour until showtime for contestants to get final hair and makeup touches or to go over any dancing mishaps.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
After a few minutes of standing around, the dress rehearsal begins.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The dress rehearsal Simpson, a redshirt junior getting his first crack at starting, is one of four FBS quarterbacks who have thrown at least 10 touchdowns without an interception this season.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Once the looks are done, the dress rehearsal is where the hair team previews the looks in motion before making adjustments.
—Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
After a few minutes of standing around, the dress rehearsal begins.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The dress rehearsal Simpson, a redshirt junior getting his first crack at starting, is one of four FBS quarterbacks who have thrown at least 10 touchdowns without an interception this season.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Once the looks are done, the dress rehearsal is where the hair team previews the looks in motion before making adjustments.
—Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress rehearsal
Noun
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Find that expanded full preview and prediction capsule separately here.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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The preview for next week’s episode shows Mel and the ladies in Antigua driving dune buggies and swimming with sting rays.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Hutchins died at age 42 in October 2021 after a gun Baldwin was holding during Rust rehearsals discharged, striking her and the film’s writer-director, Joel Souza.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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But honestly, the last three months of rehearsals, getting to know each other, have been an absolute joy for everyone involved.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Oct. 2025
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In retrospect, Kinetta feels like a dry run for Lanthimos, with all the droll affectation of his later provocations but little of the allegorical power or lunatic comedy that would distinguish them.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The man tried a dry run on rear-ending the police SUV before hitting the SUV with an officer inside, according to the county sheriff and video.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Denver has a pair of young prospects on their practice squad in Patrick Murtagh and Caleb Lohner, a seventh-round pick in April’s NFL Draft, but Denver has been seeking more experience at the position.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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Plus, your purchase also supports the brand’s sustainable cotton sourcing initiative that promotes betting farming practices and protects the environment for extra peace of mind.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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