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Recent Examples of dress rehearsal
Yes, the Savannah Bananas’ brand of baseball is far too outlandish ever to be compared to the major leagues — from flaming baseballs, rump-shaking umps and dress rehearsals.
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The second flight, a dress rehearsal flight for docking missions with the Russian space station Mir, wasn’t supposed to feature a spacewalk but the dominoes fell into place setting up Harris’ landmark experience.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Next stop on the Dodgers’ 162-game dress rehearsal.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
An earlier dress rehearsal for Raphael ahead of the second semi-final on Thursday was also disrupted as six people appeared with flags and whistles.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The second flight, a dress rehearsal flight for docking missions with the Russian space station Mir, wasn’t supposed to feature a spacewalk but the dominoes fell into place setting up Harris’ landmark experience.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Next stop on the Dodgers’ 162-game dress rehearsal.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
An earlier dress rehearsal for Raphael ahead of the second semi-final on Thursday was also disrupted as six people appeared with flags and whistles.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress rehearsal
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On this afternoon, the talented bassist — who is also the president of prestigious jazz label Blue Note Records — was leading his Pan Detroit Ensemble in a preview of the band’s forthcoming debut album, due out sometime this summer.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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Rolling out soon to commercial users, a preview is available by joining the Teams Public Preview or Targeted Release.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The directors embedded themselves into the troupe’s daily routine, following the students from early morning classes through evening rehearsals that stretched well past midnight.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Both carved out hours of rehearsal and dance practice with regular training.—
Emma Moon,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
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And prosecutors say that's important, because during that time — a month before the murders — was Chandler's dry run for the killings.—
Ruth Chenetz,
CBS News,
31 May 2025
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Yet Saboteur never plays like a dry run for North by Northwest.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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The goal is to mirror real-world conditions during practice.—
Carmine Gallo,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Yes, at practice, men and women fence each other, no problem.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2025
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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