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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
Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
In the mid-1960s, Neil Young and the Buffalo Springfield are said to have rehearsed there before their first tour, and Janis Joplin and her band rented rooms while recording their first album.
—Max Kutner, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
It was rehearsed for a very, very long time in this very intimate way.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
As the crew rehearsed camera moves, prop placement, and blocking, my anxiety nearly bubbled over.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 May 2026
The dress rehearsal can run a full 30 minutes longer than the show’s 90 minutes, meaning every week some sketches are written, rewritten, blocked, rehearsed, and fully produced, only to be cut for time.
—Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Madonna has paid a month’s rent for the musician tenants of an iconic New York City building where the singer herself once rehearsed early in her career.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Elsewhere Ritchie summarizes like an AI overview, with generic phases of the extraction plan, endlessly rehearsed in montages, broken down on screen, in large-font lists.
—Michael Phillips, Variety, 16 May 2026
Instead, Mahan comes across as super competent, not ideological, and a bit rehearsed.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
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
It is named often these days in the list of villages rehearsed on the news.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
In the mid-1960s, Neil Young and the Buffalo Springfield are said to have rehearsed there before their first tour, and Janis Joplin and her band rented rooms while recording their first album.
—Max Kutner, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
It was rehearsed for a very, very long time in this very intimate way.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 7 June 2026
As the crew rehearsed camera moves, prop placement, and blocking, my anxiety nearly bubbled over.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 May 2026
The dress rehearsal can run a full 30 minutes longer than the show’s 90 minutes, meaning every week some sketches are written, rewritten, blocked, rehearsed, and fully produced, only to be cut for time.
—Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Madonna has paid a month’s rent for the musician tenants of an iconic New York City building where the singer herself once rehearsed early in her career.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
Elsewhere Ritchie summarizes like an AI overview, with generic phases of the extraction plan, endlessly rehearsed in montages, broken down on screen, in large-font lists.
—Michael Phillips, Variety, 16 May 2026
Instead, Mahan comes across as super competent, not ideological, and a bit rehearsed.
—Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsed
Adjective
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Bocce will be offering takeaway, both in the form of prepared food and things customers can cook at home, like pasta and sauces that come with instructions.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Chunky sandals ground the look and keep you prepared to take on a scorcher in style.—
India Roby,
Glamour,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Fake profiles peddling impossible promises Leal has practiced as an immigration attorney for years in South Florida.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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The 7-footer practiced Tuesday, then went through a pregame warm-up Wednesday with a brace on his hand.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Nemecek described Rogers as one of the most influential communicators of the 20th century, whose reach extended across journalism, radio, film and public commentary.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Court records and prior reporting have described allegations involving other women, though not all allegations resulted in guilty pleas.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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The team recorded which paw the dogs used to stabilize the toy while searching for treats and repeated the test several times.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 June 2026
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Create cohesiveness from room to room A luxury-smelling home isn’t one note repeated everywhere.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
Verb
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However, the wrong vote total was recited by the clerk afterward.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
28 May 2026
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Every year since his mother’s death, Kazi has recited the Quran to Tarteel, an AI app trained on the Quran.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Hasan Akbar, a combat engineer who was convicted of premeditated murder and attempted murder for throwing grenades into tents and opening fire on fellow soldiers.—
Steve Beynon,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Bowen, who faces a premeditated murder charge, is accused of shooting Metayer three times.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
Verb
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In March, Swiss food producer Nestlé told USA TODAY that thieves stole an entire truck containing more than 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars in Europe.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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City attorney Andrea Leslie-Fite told council members the moratorium cannot be applied to projects that were already approved because of constraints within state law.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated June 8,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Nor does either cite Biden’s name in the biographies listed on their official campaign websites.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Any other object not listed that could, in the opinion of event organizers, be considered a weapon, will also not be allowed inside.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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“Rehearsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsed. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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