rehearsals

noun

plural of rehearsal
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 The global superstar, a member of girl group Blackpink, speaks on the phone from rehearsals. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 Wood kicked off his rehearsals with Arnold by calling his friend Milo Manheim, a DWTS season 27 finalist and the future star of Disney’s live-action remake of Tangled. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026 The full dress rehearsals were performed twice in late October, drawing spectators along both sides of the river. — ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026 In June of 2025, Bob went to Lithuania to stage rehearsals of a new production and then to Ljubljana, Slovenia, to direct Tristan and Isolde. — Keith McDermott, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026 The single-stage rocket hopper has completed two countdown rehearsals at Esrange Space Center in Sweden, but the harsh Scandinavian winter may prevent Themis from taking flight this year. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026 The Kravis Studio was closed to museumgoers for rehearsals, so the Friday event would be Pageant’s only public presentation at MoMA besides a free artist talk the following Sunday. — Nolan Kelly, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026 Earlier in the week, Stiles opened up to Variety about the emotional rehearsals. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsals
  1. previews
  2. trials
  3. practices
  4. dry runs
Noun
  • Purple Rain will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre with previews beginning Friday, March 12, 2027, and the official opening on Monday, April 12, 2027.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Several shows were in previews last week, including Downstate, and The Fanstasticks.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of previews
Noun
  • The latest trials add to its efforts to broaden the capabilities of its armed forces.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • And provided the House flips Democratic, Republicans could see a procession of impeachment trials for Cabinet members — and perhaps even the president.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of trials
Noun
  • Beyond The Algorithm Some will argue that post-cyber is simply another label for existing cybersecurity and resilience practices.
    — Peter Smulovics, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Current practices are failing, putting transit workers, riders, and people with serious mental illness themselves at risk of harm.
    — John Chiarello, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of practices
Noun
  • These were dry runs for similar maneuvers that were essential for the subsequent lunar landings of the Apollo program.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dry runs

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“Rehearsals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsals. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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