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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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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
The four surviving members of the band were in Palatine earlier this month with drummer Jeff Kmiec to begin rehearsing a 21-song set for their upcoming show.
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Chris Placek,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
One group inflated a giant disco ball, while another smeared themselves with body paint next to a line of rehearsing dancers.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The trouper from Chicago who played Olivia was now throwing fits about rehearsing with an intern.
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Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
The Thunderbirds spent Friday rehearsing their performance for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend shows.
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Sofia Baltodano,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
While rehearsing in the dance studio, Lopez took a moment to hang out with Off Campus star Mika Abdalla.
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Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
So was there also no rehearsing?
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Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Filipino music band Samasama Project is rehearsing for the concert called the Great Filipino Songbook.
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Joe Donlon,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
The couple met in an acting class taught by Mira Rostova and fell in love while rehearsing a Dorothy Parker play before eventually settling in Los Angeles.
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Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Chris Placek,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
One group inflated a giant disco ball, while another smeared themselves with body paint next to a line of rehearsing dancers.
—
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The trouper from Chicago who played Olivia was now throwing fits about rehearsing with an intern.
—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
The Thunderbirds spent Friday rehearsing their performance for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend shows.
—
Sofia Baltodano,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
While rehearsing in the dance studio, Lopez took a moment to hang out with Off Campus star Mika Abdalla.
—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
23 May 2026
So was there also no rehearsing?
—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
Filipino music band Samasama Project is rehearsing for the concert called the Great Filipino Songbook.
—
Joe Donlon,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
The couple met in an acting class taught by Mira Rostova and fell in love while rehearsing a Dorothy Parker play before eventually settling in Los Angeles.
—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsing
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Coop — who has been practicing his knots, learning how to drive the tender, and generally being attentive and curious about his new job — does wonderfully, which earns him some praise from the bosun.
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In many ways, Clovis Hung is a typical 15-year-old — working on getting his driver’s license, gaming with friends, practicing archery and showing up at meetings for Scouting America, previously called the Boy Scouts.
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Scientists think this macromolecular (meaning large) complex carbon, could hold evidence that ancient microbial life once existed in the same sedimentary material, according to one new paper describing these observations.
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Crane offered a similar read, describing the collection as both new and familiar — the kind of pieces that could believably have been thrifted from a Venice Beach shop, even as fabrications like Terry and slub cotton give them a softer, more contemporary hand.
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Rest, review, and notice what keeps repeating in your mind.
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Let’s hope that George Santayana’s warning to those ignorant of history about the past repeating itself makes an exception for our present Defense Department.
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Gerald speaks in a forceful cadence, like a start-up founder reciting a LinkedIn post.
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According to the police report, Diaz-Torres failed balancing tests, walking in a straight line and reciting the alphabet.
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Direct prompt injection happens when a user types instructions that override a system prompt, the familiar pattern of telling a chatbot to ignore previous instructions.
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That includes not even telling guests the full information about the wedding, with people invited reportedly instructed to arrive in New York, without being given details about when and where the wedding will be.
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The film even won the main award, with the KVIFF website listing it as sharing the Grand Prix with True Friends, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov from the USSR.
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The strain already appears to be spreading to other hormone replacement therapies, with ASHP recently listing several estradiol creams and progesterone pills, which are given alongside estrogen, as being in shortage.
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While recounting the slow death of her relationship, Rodrigo doesn’t shy away from the gross, the embarrassing or the vulnerable.
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As the narrator of the first two seasons of Interview With the Vampire, Louis was soft-spoken, introspective, and riddled with guilt when recounting the damage from his centuries-long relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid).
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Kostyukevich called Sit to get information on what happened, according to a court document outlining what information would be addressed at trial, known as a trial brief.
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Although the petition against the fireworks was not started by the nonprofit, the group shares concerns about the event and sent a letter to officials last month outlining the harms caused by the fireworks.
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