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Recent Examples of dress rehearsal
Think of the test cake as the dress rehearsal—one last chance to make any tweaks before showtime.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026
What to expect SpaceX got through most of the countdown Thursday, essentially repeating what the launch team accomplished in a recent dress rehearsal.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Dara performing during a dress rehearsal in Vienna on Saturday.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Inter had beaten Lazio 3-0 on Saturday in Serie A in a dress rehearsal for Wednesday’s cup final in the same stadium in Rome.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026
What to expect SpaceX got through most of the countdown Thursday, essentially repeating what the launch team accomplished in a recent dress rehearsal.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2026
Dara performing during a dress rehearsal in Vienna on Saturday.
—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 16 May 2026
Inter had beaten Lazio 3-0 on Saturday in Serie A in a dress rehearsal for Wednesday’s cup final in the same stadium in Rome.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress rehearsal
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For a preview of what’s in store, scroll down to watch a recording of Staples’ release-day concert at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
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Watch On The visuals look razor sharp in this 19-minute preview where Jun and friends are first on a perilous salvage mission.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
16 June 2026
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Part physics lecture, part rehearsal for a future death, the 75-minute piece shifts from glowing equations and sandbox experiments to Tagore songs, Bollywood widow melodrama and intimate Bangla conversations.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Chavez recalls watching Impacciatore in her costume on the dance floor going hard during rehearsals and giving it all.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The makers did two test runs with a replica of identical size and weight to the tapestry, one in a Mercedes truck from Bayeux to London, in a secret February dry run, another in public in April.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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One fear is that these pipeline problems are not merely a Golden State issue—that California’s primary is a (very) dry run for the Democrats’ path to higher leadership, and specifically the great big beautiful office that will open in 2029.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Jefferson missed most of last summer’s practices with a hamstring injury.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Rondeau described her father as a devoted dad who took her to volleyball and softball practice, went camping with her and taught her about the outdoors.—
Nick Lunemann,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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