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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Everyone was having so much fun and would show up early for rehearsals to watch.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 June 2025
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Engaging in work outside the studio or rehearsal space provides the critical structure, financial stability and mental refreshment essential for crucial artistic results.—
Kice Akkawi,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Earlier this month, the newspaper’s 2025 summer interns looked ahead to the next federal holiday, gathering at the Sacramento Fire Department’s Station 19 in Point West for a preview of some of the region’s legally available fireworks.—
Ethan Wolin,
Sacbee.com,
28 June 2025
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The longest Prime Day ever is around the corner — but Amazon is giving us a preview of the stellar discounts to come.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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This means all the other events prior to race day, including qualifying, practice sessions, and media day, will take place one day earlier than usual.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Canales kept Plummer on the practice squad for pretty much the entire 2024 season, save one game late in the year, and only spoke highly of him.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2025
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Hippler held back little in writing that the defense had failed to meet its legal burden necessary to warrant delay of the trial.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
27 June 2025
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Since then, the defense has filed multiple pretrial motions, including their request to move the trial due to publicity.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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“Dry run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20run. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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