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 Lifeson was tweaking those sounds all through the rehearsals, and Lee didn’t always love the 30-minute delays that could result. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026 The director and ringleader, Havelock Titus, asks himself this question more than a decade after those hopeful rehearsals. — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026 The family drama follows a renowned actress who faces mounting pressure during show rehearsals when her estranged sister suddenly reappears after three decades. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 Julie, this book was inspired by your real-life poodle, who famously howled along during My Fair Lady rehearsals? — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 There are love songs sung during a cappella concerts and secret kissing rehearsals for plays. — Birdie Horne, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 During rehearsals, a modern mouthpiece was placed on the end of the silver trumpet to play it. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 As rehearsals descend into comic mayhem, and with the future of Willow Lodge at risk, Aubrey is forced to confront his own grief and rediscover the unexpected magic of friendship, community and Christmas cheer. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 Both actors loved having Lindsay with them during early rehearsals. — Courtney Cole, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsals
  1. previews
  2. trials
  3. practices
  4. dry runs
Noun
  • That April, Patir shuttered the pavilion on the first day of professional previews of the 2024 Biennale, leaving on view just one work, visible from outside, but protesters gathered outside the Israeli and nearby US pavilions just the same.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Some of their microseries will be shown at movie theaters during previews.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of previews
Noun
  • Merck and Moderna are studying the vaccine in several trials across other tumors, such as non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In Phase 2b trials, the treatment showed a 49% reduction of melanoma return after patients underwent surgery and a 59% reduction of metastasization of the cancer to distant organs.
    — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of trials
Noun
  • Elarms-Orr has been sprinkled into first-team time throughout open practices.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Medical practices throughout the world were roughly similar, but the consistency of the messaging helped engender a level of trust that went missing in other locales.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of practices
Noun
  • 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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