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Recent Examples of dress rehearsal
In the days ahead, engineers will also investigate several audio issues in communications channels used by ground teams that occurred during the wet dress rehearsal, NASA said.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
The mission had been scheduled to lift off as soon as February 8, but NASA said several issues emerged during a wet dress rehearsal conducted early today, including hydrogen leaks.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
During the first Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal in April 2022, hydrogen leaks and issues with the tower's umbilicals while fueling SLS led to three rollbacks of the rocket to NASA's vehicle assembly building.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The critical dress rehearsal is now set for Monday, weather permitting.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
The mission had been scheduled to lift off as soon as February 8, but NASA said several issues emerged during a wet dress rehearsal conducted early today, including hydrogen leaks.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
During the first Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal in April 2022, hydrogen leaks and issues with the tower's umbilicals while fueling SLS led to three rollbacks of the rocket to NASA's vehicle assembly building.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The critical dress rehearsal is now set for Monday, weather permitting.
—Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress rehearsal
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This game was expected to be a taut preview of the gold-medal game but has turned into a bludgeoning.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Welcome to your daily review and preview of this year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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During early rehearsals of a pivotal coatroom scene, Kaplow recalls flagging that Hawke was touching his scene partner too often.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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Seeing a therapist or embracing therapeutic techniques, like a stress rehearsal, can keep fear from taking hold.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
5 Feb. 2026
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In short, the conflict contained a dry run for a potential chemical attack.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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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
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Interestingly, the characters on the coin are Chinese, even though it was produced in Japan during the mid-19th century — a common practice at the time.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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On this day, as the NHL chartered most of its Olympians to Milan and teams stepped into a rink draped in Olympic logos for practice, the dream became real.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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