Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehearsal
• trial
• preview
• practice
• dress rehearsal
• exercise
• drill
• walk-through
• run-through

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dry run

The makers did two test runs with a replica of identical size and weight to the tapestry, one in a Mercedes truck from Bayeux to London, in a secret February dry run, another in public in April. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 June 2026

One fear is that these pipeline problems are not merely a Golden State issue—that California’s primary is a (very) dry run for the Democrats’ path to higher leadership, and specifically the great big beautiful office that will open in 2029. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

As part of its dry run at Mars, the spacecraft will also practice hunting for faint circumplanetary rings of dust that might originate from the planet’s small moons and be backlit by the sun into clearer visibility. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026

Part of the current crew’s mission was to serve as a dry run and scouting party, examining geology and topography. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026