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as in practiced
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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as in described
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 repeated
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 recited
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 rehearsed
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Navarro scoffed that her crying was rehearsed.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
That side of me likes to have fresh ideas all the time and not be too rehearsed.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025
The team rehearsed inside Wembley Stadium wearing headphones under the open roof to avoid alerting fans gathered outside.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
They weren’t forced or rehearsed.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Fox News Digital was given exclusive access inside the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall as the National Symphony Orchestra and full chorus rehearsed for Thursday’s performance.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Before deployment, routes and potential failure scenarios are rehearsed virtually, so when Roberta moves on-site, her behavior closely mirrors that plan.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
The handoff between generations looked seamless, almost rehearsed.
—Lauren Boswell, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
And the deeper twist is that, for decades, even when the machines failed, humans often did, too—coming across as mechanical, rehearsed or generic.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
The raid had been rehearsed for months using a replica of Maduro's residence to prepare for multiple scenarios.
—Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Navarro scoffed that her crying was rehearsed.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
That side of me likes to have fresh ideas all the time and not be too rehearsed.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025
The team rehearsed inside Wembley Stadium wearing headphones under the open roof to avoid alerting fans gathered outside.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
They weren’t forced or rehearsed.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Fox News Digital was given exclusive access inside the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall as the National Symphony Orchestra and full chorus rehearsed for Thursday’s performance.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
Before deployment, routes and potential failure scenarios are rehearsed virtually, so when Roberta moves on-site, her behavior closely mirrors that plan.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
The handoff between generations looked seamless, almost rehearsed.
—Lauren Boswell, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsed
Adjective
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DeCristo did read a prepared statement when interviewed twice by investigators in January 2024 and February 2024.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Alpine Rescue has said the two were well prepared.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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But Mansfield Park is a retelling of the Cinderella story, and arguably everything Fanny does—every stiff remark, every moral qualm, every quake and quiver—stems from the horrible experiment that is practiced upon her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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Both practiced on Monday morning.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Alicia Kearns, the shadow national security minister and prominent critic of the project, described the approval of the embassy as handing Beijing a strategic advantage against British interests.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Francis also argued on appeal that Sammartino did not give enough consideration to his ailing health nor properly credit him for his cooperation, which prosecutors described as unprecedented.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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With no sign of a wind-down, the governor repeated his call for nonviolent resistance to the president’s immigration crackdown.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
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Qualified immunity does not factor into real-time decisions on the street, no matter how often that claim is repeated.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Not to mention their knowledge of the squad and the expectations of style that Fletcher recited in his first press conference, just as Solskjaer, Carrick and Giggs did before him.—
Ian Irving,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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McMillan, as Dowdle recited from memory, leads all rookies in receiving yards with 1,014.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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He is being held without bail, facing charges of premeditated murder with a gun enhancement, enough to send him to prison for a sentence of 50 years to life if convicted.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Inspired by the notorious Parker-Hulme murder case, the film examines the dangerously obsessive friendship between two teenage girls — Winslet as Juliet Hulme and Melanie Lynskey, also in her film debut, as Pauline Parker — which culminates in the premeditated murder of Parker's mother.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
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But law enforcement experts told CNN the dragging incident last summer could have affected his decision-making – though how such an experience impacts law enforcement varies from officer to officer.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Chew told jurors that neither the Cryptpad documents nor the prosecution’s surveillance videos shown during Baker’s opening could be considered evidence during opening statements.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Reuters reported that talks began late last year after Banijay, which is listed in Amsterdam, exited the chase for ITV Studios, the production arm of UK broadcaster ITV.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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Many of the vitamins and minerals listed above can also be found in food.—
Kirstyn Hill,
Health,
13 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Rehearsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsed. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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