Thesaurus results for DRY RUN

dry run

noun

as in rehearsal

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 run So, consider today a dry run of what will ultimately occur when the war winds down. —

Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026 In short, the conflict contained a dry run for a potential chemical attack. —

Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025 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 The man tried a dry run on rear-ending the police SUV before hitting the SUV with an officer inside, according to the county sheriff and video. —

Christina Hall, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry run

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Noun

Tomorrow’s event marks Russia’s defeat of Nazi Germany, and usually involves months of rehearsals and a huge military parade.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
According to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes, the Thunderbirds cost taxpayers about $35 million a year in salaries, aircraft, fuel, rehearsals and the C-17 cargo plane that hauls 50-plus support crew and spare parts to every stop on the tour.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026