DRESS REHEARSAL Synonyms: 10 Similar Words

dress rehearsal

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Recent Examples of dress rehearsal Rae walked into the Academy of Music just in time for Saturday night's orchestra dress rehearsal and had costume and wig fittings during breaks. — ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Despite Campbell’s improvement, the Camels will serve as a final dress rehearsal ahead of SEC play while receiving a $525,000 game guarantee. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026 The Dolphins’ preseason opener against the Commanders on Friday at Northwest Stadium might present a dress rehearsal right off the bat for this new-look roster. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 The cyberattacks on water systems in Michigan were a dress rehearsal for a more damaging attack on the electrical grid. — Letters To The Editor, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dress rehearsal

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When OpenAI went from o1-preview to o1, its score on a competition math exam rose roughly 30 points, while its score on a broad general-knowledge test (Massive Multitask Language Understanding, or MMLU) slipped a point and a half.

— Dhyey Mavani, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Chanel doesn’t take pre-orders, so collection launches are typically frantic, as clients swoop down on previews to secure the best pieces.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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The dance facilities will include a 100-seat theater for dance and four professional-size studios for dance instruction and rehearsal.

— Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
These two took a trip to New York City for rehearsals this week, since Guillermo is there for his day job.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

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These were dry runs for similar maneuvers that were essential for the subsequent lunar landings of the Apollo program.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
The murder is framed as a dry run of sorts before Lizzie and Sullivan take out their rage on Andrew and Abby.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

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At one point during Thursday’s 45-minute open practice/scrimmage situation, KU head coach Bill Self corrected Rosario for passing instead of taking the open 3-pointer.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
The plaintiff argues those practices reduced competition among restaurants and led customers to pay higher prices.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

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