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a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance we made a few mistakes in rehearsal, but we were pretty sure that we'd be OK on opening night

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Recent Examples of rehearsal After the conclusion of each broadcast of Camel Caravan, host Walter O’Keefe invited the folks to stick around, watch the rehearsals for the next show and provide feedback. Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025 Suddenly, Amador – a popular former principal dancer who had been the company’s rehearsal director since 2020 – was thrust into the position of interim artistic director. David Lyman, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025 Narvel Blackstock previously served as Clarkson’s manager, and the singer and her future husband first met at a rehearsal for the Academy of Country Music Awards in May 2006, when Blackstock was still married to ex-wife Melissa Ashworth. Rachel Desantis, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Audition times and requirements, sign-up documents, rehearsal schedules (in part for designation of conflicts) and more details are available at balletarkansas.org/community-cast-auditions. Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rehearsal
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Noun
  • Summer is ratcheting down and the only major studio wide entry this box office frame is Universal’s Bob Odenkirk action movie Nobody 2, which did $1.3 million from previews Thursday at 2,800 theaters that began at 2 p.m.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
  • As scientists predict that the country could become uninhabitable by 2050 due to rising sea levels, these unsettling images offer a preview of what that future may hold if the climate crisis isn’t promptly addressed.
    Emily Scolnick, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
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  • Quick hits and thoughts as the Dolphins prepare for the third and final week of preseason, culminating in Thursday’s joint practice with the Jaguars in Miami Gardens and Saturday’s preseason finale against Jacksonville at Hard Rock Stadium (7 p.m., CBS 4).
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The Horned Frogs have the next two days off before returning to practice Tuesday.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2025
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  • More: Milwaukee man faces trial in north side crash that killed 69-year-old woman What are the charges against Darius Boldery?
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But her high-profile indictment could present electoral issues for Brown, who is still awaiting trial on the criminal charges.
    Mary Ramsey August 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025

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“Rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsal. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.

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