dress rehearsal

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for dress rehearsal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress rehearsal
Noun
  • The show has been a breakout hit for Lincoln Center Theater, selling out its first previews in late September and following up with SRO crowds in after its October 16 opening.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This super-stuffed bonanza of spell-casting goodness will feature previews, interviews, Easter eggs, and original musical performances by some of the starriest members of the duology's ensemble cast — including cohosts Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • But the nation's approximately 232 million people are split near evenly between Muslims and Christians, with smaller percentages following other practices, including indigenous beliefs.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • This practice had its own history, another tributary to the overshoot conjuncture that weighed heavily on its future course.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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