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 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 Safety officials at the stadium, meanwhile, used last summer’s Gold Cup soccer match between Mexico and Honduras as a security dry run for next summer’s FIFA men’s World Cup. —

Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry run

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Noun

Coachella revelers are getting ready to pitch their tents, performing artists are running through their final rehearsals and thousands of global brands are gearing up for what will be one of the biggest content-making weekends of the year.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Most clients like to have Crockett around as much as her schedule allows, whether that’s for rehearsals, on set, at a table read, or, as would be the case with Paulson, in their living room.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026