1
as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled
the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction
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2
as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
wrote a letter to the management rehearsing in lurid detail our terrible stay at their hotel
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as in to repeat
to say or state again
rehearsed her story about why she was late as she walked into the meeting
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
rehearsed the list of things he wanted for his birthday so that there would be no doubt in my mind
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Recent Examples of rehearse
Jennifer Lopez certainly knows how to rehearse in style.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Navarro scoffed that her crying was rehearsed.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Because there were already significant risks involved with such a long static shot out the open and with lights trained on Azizi at night, there was no additional time to rehearse or do multiple takes.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
Thereafter, Beard is sitting outside Thornton’s trailer rehearsing with him and Lofland.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Navarro scoffed that her crying was rehearsed.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Because there were already significant risks involved with such a long static shot out the open and with lights trained on Azizi at night, there was no additional time to rehearse or do multiple takes.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
Thereafter, Beard is sitting outside Thornton’s trailer rehearsing with him and Lofland.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearse
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Boulton is accused of failing or refusing to arrest a woman, Erika Bedell, on a charge of practicing medicine without a license causing harm, KCEN reported.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
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The commission also has a say in determining which practices OPD can follow, such as the use of militarized police equipment and whether officers are allowed to chase suspects at high vehicle speeds.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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After he was arrested in August 2023, Wei was asked by FBI investigators to describe his actions involving the Chinese intelligence agent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Words can't describe how much he's done for me and all the other players.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Jan. 2026
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Welfare advocates, long highly critical of the San Jose animal shelter, are warning of a potential legal fight if the agency fails to improve animal care — accusing the city of neglect, gross negligence and repeating violations of state law.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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History suggests that without robust organization, protest cycles repeat fruitlessly—or worse, create openings for intervention or authoritarian alternatives.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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One was a sense of the evils of narcotrafficking; Petro recited a litany of statistics about Colombia’s efforts to halt drug smuggling.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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King’s recites the Nicene Creed weekly, rare among evangelical churches.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Federal prosecutors have launched a new criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a grand jury previously declined to indict her twice on unrelated criminal charges, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Per the Haslet city code, council members are entitled to a minimum of one item listed on each council meeting agenda, which the mayor is in charge of putting together.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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On Ticketmaster, playoff tickets were listed ranging from almost $500 to over $2,200.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Only this time, Buttafuoco narrates the events of her own life, as actress Chloe Lanier plays her younger self.—
Janine Rubenstein,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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With a 52-minute run narrated by Quannah Chasinghorse, an Indigenous climate activist from Alaska, the movie follows the filmmakers’ quest through cactuses and canyons to document the jaguars amidst uncertain times and a changing landscape.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Police have not yet detailed the causes of the crashes.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The technical specifications of the new communication devices have not been publicly detailed.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Rehearse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearse. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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