tryouts

noun

plural of tryout
as in rehearsals

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Recent Examples of tryouts Women’s National team tryouts The Women’s National Team of 16 players was formed through tryout camps in New York and California. — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tryouts
  1. rehearsals
  2. workouts
  3. exercises
  4. practices
Noun
  • Lifeson was tweaking those sounds all through the rehearsals, and Lee didn’t always love the 30-minute delays that could result.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The director and ringleader, Havelock Titus, asks himself this question more than a decade after those hopeful rehearsals.
    — Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of rehearsals
Noun
  • One of those workouts came early last week at the Rams’ facility with Aaron Donald, who continues to evaluate whether or not to return.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • With the Dolphins through offseason workouts and now training camp, Betts has appreciated working with Achane and the backs behind him.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of workouts
Noun
  • And that doesn’t count other Navy demands on the carrier fleet, like exercises with allies or keeping a presence in the Indo-Pacific, Parker said.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • China sends military planes, as well as Coast Guard ships and other vessels towards Taiwan on a daily basis and carries out large-scale military exercises from time to time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of exercises
Noun
  • Elarms-Orr has been sprinkled into first-team time throughout open practices.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Medical practices throughout the world were roughly similar, but the consistency of the messaging helped engender a level of trust that went missing in other locales.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of practices

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