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
The influencer has also opened up on her TikTok about some of the more impactful physical tolls that rehearsing for the show each week has taken on her body.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Godard fed his actors lines between takes; Linklater, per long-standing practice, rehearsed with his for weeks before filming started.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Dancers rehearse twice a week and create shows for the summer and Christmas seasons.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
By this time, the series has already shown the local castle team, rehearsing for a competition the next day.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Godard fed his actors lines between takes; Linklater, per long-standing practice, rehearsed with his for weeks before filming started.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Dancers rehearse twice a week and create shows for the summer and Christmas seasons.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
By this time, the series has already shown the local castle team, rehearsing for a competition the next day.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearse
Verb
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Fourteen forwards practiced with the main group on Wednesday.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This plush pal is all decked out in a colorful romper with zippers, snaps, and fasteners that kids can practice opening and closing.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Rookie receiver Tetairoa McMillan used another adjective to describe Dowdle’s running style.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Police described Taylor as a Black male who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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This process repeats roughly a dozen times each day, with some trucks transporting grain or fertilizer to customers in Illinois and Minnesota.—
Miranda Dunlap,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Oli systematically begins to pick them up, walking steadily between the basket and the floor, dropping the balls in the tennis ball hopper one by one, repeating the process with consistent precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Jews have been reciting this prayer – for the release of captives – for almost a thousand years.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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This music, rooted in the experiences of fishermen and people who recite lyrics on the banks of the Magdalena River, was not initially accepted by the middle and upper classes of that time.—
Karla Gachet,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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Another told Feltner to call a township trustee.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Ervin, landscape designer and owner of The Georgetown Garden Shop, told shrubs that produce berries in the fall are especially valuable during migration season, offering essential nutrition to birds in need of high-fat, energy-rich foods.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Expert Market surveyed 628 American professionals working in the food and beverage space in August, over 85 percent of whom say labor issues are affecting their operations, with 38 percent listing staffing as their most critical challenge.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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The warrant application listed grant funding applications, submissions to the National Science Foundation, and communications related to his research as potential records.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
7 Oct. 2025
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This leads to her descent into a vicious vortex narrated with Greek tragedy tropes.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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This Natural History and Horror series is created by Blumhouse Television and narrated by Maya Hawke.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The act requires virtual currency kiosk operators to register with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, provide reports detailing all kiosk locations, and provide full refunds to new customers who are victims of scams at kiosks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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Around that time, a front-page story in The New York Times detailed how Dundon and others had amassed wealth by packaging risky auto loans made to low-income people and selling those loans as securities for hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
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