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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
Actors rehearse for the upcoming world premiere of a new musical, while the Silicon Valley theater company grapples with a recent funding loss — the National Endowment for the Arts’ has withdrawn a $10,000 grant to fund its workshop for new and established Bay Area writers.
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Alex Cooper, center, and her dancers rehearse a production number in Call Her Alex Disney
The biographical portions can feel evasive—weirdly so, considering that messiness and candor are central to Cooper’s brand—often swerving away from uncomfortable topics.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
And that the band was rehearsing some of the new material to do at concerts.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Burton quickly put the band under contract and began rehearsing them in earnest.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 5 June 2025
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Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Alex Cooper, center, and her dancers rehearse a production number in Call Her Alex Disney
The biographical portions can feel evasive—weirdly so, considering that messiness and candor are central to Cooper’s brand—often swerving away from uncomfortable topics.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 June 2025
And that the band was rehearsing some of the new material to do at concerts.
—Timothy Crouse, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Burton quickly put the band under contract and began rehearsing them in earnest.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearse
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Those images are not on view here, only his elegant tripartite scene of women in the latest fashions, practicing the four arts of stringed instruments, strategy games, calligraphy, and painting.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Figures 4 shows Jakob Jordan (playing the lead role of the son, Kitsune, in Sensorium Ex) practicing with the sensor board and in dress rehearsals.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Room for Disagreement No matter their view of the Israel-Iran war, Republicans agree that Trump ran and won on the no-stupid-wars strategy described by Carlson.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
18 June 2025
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The 5-foot-8, 190-pound suspect was initially described as having black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a tan or green T-shirt and dark shorts.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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This would be repeated often during the match: in a stoppage for a blow to Federico Valverde to talk to Bellingham, in the breaks for hydration to help other players or with Tchouameni during the process of reviewing a penalty decision.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Trump has repeated long-standing accusations that the Biden White House relied on an autopen to sign presidential pardons, executive orders and other key documents, claiming that its use cast doubt on their validity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 June 2025
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Progressives reciting tired talking points about democracy being under attack and Orange Man being bad is the exact kind of fresh, novel idea that could turn things around for the struggling party!—
Grace Curley,
Boston Herald,
14 June 2025
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The ceremony featured all nine women together, taking turns reciting prayers and reading from a 120-year-old Torah, a relic from the Holocaust.—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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In summer 2001, he was told to quickly pack his bags as the sheriff was coming to evict them.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Additionally, Meghan remarked on how she’s been able to tell her story from her perspective.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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To shake things up, positions are listed by level of intrigue.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The Nintendo Switch 2 with the Mario Kart World bundle is listed as $499.99 on GameStop's website.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
19 June 2025
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The 2007 teen drama centered on a group of wealthy high school students at an exclusive prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side terrorized by a mysterious and vicious blogger (narrated by Kristen Bell) who spilled all of their secrets.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 June 2025
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This collection was adapted into the perennial Christmas classic A Christmas Story, which Shepherd narrated.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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During a recent appearance on Good Morning America, the actor detailed the progression of the rare degenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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The exhibit will also detail the horrific and deadly Hurricane of 1938.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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