DRESS REHEARSALS Synonyms: 10 Similar Words

dress rehearsals

noun

plural of dress rehearsal

as in previews

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Noun

The run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket will begin previews on April 10, 2027 and close on July 24.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
Wednesday’s figures follow three opening weekend screenings that had previously sold out in under an hour last April and two previews that also sold out earlier this month.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of previews

Noun

Earlier in the week, Stiles opened up to Variety about the emotional rehearsals.

— Emily Longeretta, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Launch campaigns for new rockets often take months before a first flight, involving multiple integrated fueling tests, countdown rehearsals, and a static fire.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of rehearsals

Noun

These were dry runs for similar maneuvers that were essential for the subsequent lunar landings of the Apollo program.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
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

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Others are trying to drive employees toward what are called Centers of Excellence—essentially hospitals or medical practices with high ratings that may save money in the long-term since employees won’t need to return again and again for care.

— Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
The Justice Department moved to terminate more than a dozen decades-old school desegregation cases without asking the court first to review whether the district successfully ended its past discriminatory practices, a watchdog group has found.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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