dress rehearsal

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Recent Examples of dress rehearsal The Pensacola Beach Air Show events continued as scheduled on Thursday with a practice performance by the Blue Angels, and will be followed with a dress rehearsal on Friday, July 17, and the official air show on Saturday, July 18. — Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Back in Michaels’s Studio 60–esque office between dress rehearsal and the live show, Michaels asked what Bargatze was thinking. — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 July 2026 Treat Colorado as the dress rehearsal, not the sideshow. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026 Goalkeeper Patrick Beach made an important stop late in the first half, one of two saves on the afternoon, and Australia avoided the second goal that might have turned the match into a comfortable Swiss dress rehearsal. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dress rehearsal
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  1. preview
  2. rehearsal
  3. dry run
  4. practice
Noun
  • In January, nearly nine months before the Missouri Supreme Court ruling, Hanaway offered a preview of her office’s tactics related to the map.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The big numbers for the extended look came despite an unauthorized leak of scenes from the game, days before the exclusive preview.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of preview
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  • 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
  • The Foundry plans nine band rehearsal spaces in a future phase.
    — Jasmine Hentschel, AJC.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of rehearsal
Noun
  • The war in Iran may be thought of as a mini dry run for a larger problem.
    — Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Practicing the routine before the first bell If your child is heading somewhere new, a dry run can work wonders.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dry run
Noun
  • Bowers dominated the Raiders’ defense in training camp, had success against a top Texans unit in their joint practice and is obviously the key to igniting the offense.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The nicest of the quartet, Springfield features a large clubhouse, a beautiful practice area with an oversized putting green and a challenging 6,906-yard course that is hilly, woody and will ask you to hit lots of precise shots.
    — Langston Wertz Jr, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2026
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