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
The tournament is expected to be a dry run for U.S. cities ahead of the men’s World Cup in 2026.
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The amount of work this takes to pull off is staggering to think about — the preceding episodes feel almost like dry runs to prove something as complicated as this could actually be pulled off.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Yet Saboteur never plays like a dry run for North by Northwest.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The amount of work this takes to pull off is staggering to think about — the preceding episodes feel almost like dry runs to prove something as complicated as this could actually be pulled off.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Yet Saboteur never plays like a dry run for North by Northwest.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry run
Noun
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Sabbath shared a candid snap from rehearsals last week in which Ward, Butler and Osbourne were caught smiling and waving at the camera from a couch.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 June 2025
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The four new plays presented this year through public readings have their first readings on the first day of their workshop, with just four hours of rehearsal, then work for four days until the next reading.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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The film — which reboots the studio’s DC Universe — is playing in Thursday previews this week before opening nationwide in theaters on Friday.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Upcoming Projects Imagineering will transform the Main Street Opera House exit lobby into a preview showcase of upcoming projects at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
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Although the law doesn’t mandate removal, legal experts say the practice has increasingly undermined state-level cases.—
Raphael Romero Ruiz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Good conservation practice demands a harmonious union of science and artistry.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Raleigh testified Tuesday, July 8, in the trial of 47-year-old Troy Morrow, who is charged with menacing − a low-level misdemeanor.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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And once the trial ended, where would all these people go?—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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“Dry run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20run. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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