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as in practicing
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 describing
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 repeating
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 reciting
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 rehearsing
Earlier in the day, before the episode, Karp posted a behind-the-scenes photo of Fishel rehearsing on stage in fog.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
That sense of anxiety is present throughout the book, most vividly in a wide shot of a group of cheerleaders rehearsing in a gym.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Marines are rehearsing for Saturday’s training event on Wednesday and Friday.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The Matchbox cast and I were rehearsing in Budapest for one of the scenes.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
However, her longtime friend/vocal coach Stevie Mackey is shutting down any naysayers with a snippet of Lopez rehearsing a number from the musical, Kiss Of The Spider Woman.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Derek likes to mess with reality and try to capture a feeling on-camera instead of rehearsing everything to death.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Rachel Dratch scolded Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz for laughing while rehearsing the original Debbie Downer sketch on Saturday Night Live.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
The actor has spent the better part of the past year rehearsing for Sam Mendes’s four-part Beatles biopic, expected in theaters in 2028.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
That sense of anxiety is present throughout the book, most vividly in a wide shot of a group of cheerleaders rehearsing in a gym.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Marines are rehearsing for Saturday’s training event on Wednesday and Friday.
—Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The Matchbox cast and I were rehearsing in Budapest for one of the scenes.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
However, her longtime friend/vocal coach Stevie Mackey is shutting down any naysayers with a snippet of Lopez rehearsing a number from the musical, Kiss Of The Spider Woman.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Derek likes to mess with reality and try to capture a feeling on-camera instead of rehearsing everything to death.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025
Rachel Dratch scolded Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz for laughing while rehearsing the original Debbie Downer sketch on Saturday Night Live.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
The actor has spent the better part of the past year rehearsing for Sam Mendes’s four-part Beatles biopic, expected in theaters in 2028.
—Carrie Battan, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsing
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In her eight years practicing family law, Jackie Combs has helped her clients navigate many divorces.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Adame, 55, was also convicted of practicing medicine without a certification, the LA Times reports.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mamdani has also been criticized for describing himself as a Democratic Socialist and pushing for government run grocery stores and free buses.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Court records obtained by KOCO include several emotional victim impact statements describing lasting fear and trauma.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Now, two decades later, the cycle appears to be repeating.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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This included repeating racist comments in 2019, insinuating a claim that Blacks are less intelligent than Whites due to genetics.—
Christina Zdanowicz,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The cast largely helps to keep things grounded, rebutting the histrionics by treating each claim with legitimacy or reciting each gauche line with apt conviction.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tutivillus, who totted up all the mistakes clergymen made when singing hymns or reciting psalms.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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There is no telling how long the restrictions might last or how much worse delays will get as Congress remains at a logjam.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Beatty emphasizes that the key to creating the show was telling a clear story in a short format.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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That said, there’s no cost to listing your services here.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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There are, of course, a lot of folks excited about the prospect of the ChatGPT maker (newly freed from its complicated nonprofit shackles) listing its shares on public markets to raise billions upon billions – and potentially make oodles of money for everyone who gets on board.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Zwerner testified during the trial, which began in late October, recounting the moment she was shot.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Food Network star Tobias Dorzon is recounting the night he was shot 11 times during an armed robbery.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Those streamers that have accrued more than a million subscribers in the country will be required to spend a portion of their local revenue or investment on original Australian shows or films after the government introduced a bill outlining new rules.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has asked the federal government for $1 billion to improve rural health care, outlining plans for adding community health workers, investing in new technologies such as artificial intelligence and establishing more partnerships across the state.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Rehearsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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