as in previews
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 rehearsals
Artists are constantly bouncing between performances, press obligations, meet-and-greets, rehearsals and travel.
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King Holder, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
The display avoids harsh luminance spikes and incorporates hardware-level low-blue-light technology, helping to maintain visual comfort during extended rehearsals and performances.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Hart and Reid have been preparing for the concert at New York’s Beacon Theatre for weeks, with rehearsals in Los Angeles and New York alongside a full band.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
And that advantage starts before rehearsals even begin, as Mantello famously asks his actors to show up on the first day with their lines completely memorized.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Before rehearsals, Ali took a research trip to Laredo, Texas, to see the actual wall nearby.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The actor also remembered that Lawrence would play the pig in every relevant scene in rehearsals, even going so far as to leap up onto the table.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
These rehearsals, still widely unknown and spanning from late 1943 through April 1944, involved dangerous friendly fire and suffered from serious coordination errors, resulting in the real-life deaths of at least 700 American and British soldiers.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The timing was already brutal because Travolta needed to finish the film in time to begin rehearsals for Grease opposite Olivia Newton-John.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
King Holder, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026
The display avoids harsh luminance spikes and incorporates hardware-level low-blue-light technology, helping to maintain visual comfort during extended rehearsals and performances.
—William Jones, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Hart and Reid have been preparing for the concert at New York’s Beacon Theatre for weeks, with rehearsals in Los Angeles and New York alongside a full band.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 June 2026
And that advantage starts before rehearsals even begin, as Mantello famously asks his actors to show up on the first day with their lines completely memorized.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Before rehearsals, Ali took a research trip to Laredo, Texas, to see the actual wall nearby.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The actor also remembered that Lawrence would play the pig in every relevant scene in rehearsals, even going so far as to leap up onto the table.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
These rehearsals, still widely unknown and spanning from late 1943 through April 1944, involved dangerous friendly fire and suffered from serious coordination errors, resulting in the real-life deaths of at least 700 American and British soldiers.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
The timing was already brutal because Travolta needed to finish the film in time to begin rehearsals for Grease opposite Olivia Newton-John.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsals
Noun
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The week of previews leading up to the public opening was characterized by loud protests outside the Israeli and Russian pavilions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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About 230 artists are covered by the no-previews stipulation.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
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According to witness testimony at the criminal and civil trials, Erickson and Grossman had been drinking at a Westlake Village restaurant and were heading to Grossman’s home on the night of the crash.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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New research underway More trials are now starting to look at how GLP-1s might influence things like chronic inflammation or immunosuppression, both of which might contribute to cancer growth.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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More than a third of US skincare practices now offer exosome skincare, a cellular-level treatment that promises to reduce the appearance of wrinkles.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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The summit is an in-person gathering focused on real-world wellness practices.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Israel has intermittently launched such long-range airstrikes since July 2024, after a Houthi drone hit Tel Aviv, in combat missions that, especially in retrospect, served as dry runs for the June air war against Iran.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Rehearsals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsals. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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