Thesaurus results for DRY RUNS

dry runs

noun

plural of dry run

as in rehearsals

a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance we had time for just one dry run of the play before opening night

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Recent Examples of dry runs 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

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rehearsals

Noun

Though still under construction, the former Western Union laboratory was a hive of dancers, dramaturges, architects, painters, and other artists buzzing around in rehearsals and reviewing stage designs for upcoming productions and exhibitions.

— Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 27 June 2026
Major events that are expected to have some impact on DCA include the Great American State Fair opening on June 24 and 25 and Military Appreciation Day on June 28 before Independence Day rehearsals and celebrations take place on July 3 and 4.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026