dress rehearsals

Definition of dress rehearsalsnext
plural of dress rehearsal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress rehearsals
Noun
  • McKinney has had a zoo membership since 2012 and had seen previews of the elephant habitat on Instagram but was excited to see the space with her own eyes.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Just a few days into previews, TikTok and Instagram are rife with videos of the star palling around with fans in the theater.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The next rehearsals come with more urgency and the key performance will be on a much bigger stage, with the NCAA tournament on the horizon.
    Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Wendy’s wandering eye wrecks rehearsals.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • In the lawsuit, Live Nation and Ticketmaster are accused of engaging in a variety of anticompetitive practices, including locking venues into long-term exclusive ticketing contracts and retaliating against rivals and venues that seek to use alternatives.
    Josh Sisco, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In July 2025, Delfin signed agreements with three communities along the Marañón River to restore and replant 425 acres of land degraded by clear-cutting and harmful agricultural practices.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Dress rehearsals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20rehearsals. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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