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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
Either way, nothing about Kidman feels rote or rehearsed.
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Danielle Pergament, Allure, 22 May 2025
Consent for touch is discussed in advance and reiterated in the moment; participants and facilitators also rehearse touch beforehand.
—Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Michaels did not rehearse the scene and only discovered what was expected on the castle wall.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Gilmour has tested the rocket's engines and rehearsed the countdown last year, loading propellant and getting within 10 seconds of launch.
—ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Danielle Pergament, Allure, 22 May 2025
Consent for touch is discussed in advance and reiterated in the moment; participants and facilitators also rehearse touch beforehand.
—Michael Pollan, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Michaels did not rehearse the scene and only discovered what was expected on the castle wall.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Gilmour has tested the rocket's engines and rehearsed the countdown last year, loading propellant and getting within 10 seconds of launch.
—ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearse
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Top receiver Malik Nabers, who was at the center of last summer’s training camp fight with Kerby Joseph and the Detroit Lions, is still not practicing due to a toe injury that Daboll said dates back to college in 2023.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Fournier, a dentist who practices at an urban hospital in Louisiana, had to extract six of the teen’s teeth; he was eventually intubated and admitted to the intensive care unit because his airways had closed up.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Most public attention on tax policy focuses on income tax rates, but Riessen describes what expanded depreciation benefits meant for her business.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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One survivor, Ephraim Reichenberg, who appears in the doc describes how he and his brother were subjected to injections in the neck.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
6 June 2025
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Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Christopher Storer all repeated their victories from the year before, while Liza Colon-Zayas nabbed her first win in a Supporting Actress upset.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Kingsbury and fellow veteran Ashley Hatch repeated that on Friday.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Multiple times in the ongoing playoffs, Carlisle has recited a line about the Pacers being an underdog in almost every game.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Testimony in a Placer County murder trial continued Tuesday with an investigator reciting angry emails over a $1.3 million loan for a fledgling business between a Lake Tahoe-area couple and their former Major League Baseball player son-in-law who is accused of shooting them.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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Her aunt would often call Valdes’ mom from Florida, telling her their family would be safer here.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 June 2025
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Burt Reynolds told Business Insider in 2016 that, like Pacino, he was offered and turned down the part.—
Mike Miller Published,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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Teel, 23, is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Sox organization by MLB.com, which also lists him as the No. 26 prospect in baseball.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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In the 1999-00 season, 10 players listed at 5-foot-11 or shorter played significant time, collectively accounting for 3% of all NBA minutes, despite the inflated height measurements back then.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
6 June 2025
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The doc is built around intimate observational footage, rare archive film clips and readings from Welsh’s novels narrated by Liam Neeson (Batman Begins), Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything), musician Nick Cave, Ruth Negga (Ad Astra) and Stephen Graham (Adolescence).—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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But other sources say Disney just outbid Netflix, fostering their already strong kiddie portfolio of Bluey, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and old episodes of Disneyland narrated by former nazis.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 May 2025
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Allison’s lawsuit also detailed that Tyler Vision attempted to establish its own She the People trademark in September; however, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reportedly denied it in April.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
4 June 2025
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The book reportedly details the three weeks leading up to Biden's decision to step back from a second term and tensions within the Democratic Party.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Rehearse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearse. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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