DRESS REHEARSALS Synonyms: 10 Similar Words

dress rehearsals

noun

plural of dress rehearsal

as in previews

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In this alternate timeline, as the clip previews, the webslinger’s origin story features a mentorship by Norman Osborn (of Oscorp fame), the alter ego to bitter enemy Green Goblin, instead of Tony Stark.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
The Imaginary Invalid, starring Bill Irwin and Rachel Bloom, played to 91 percent capacity in its second week of previews, bringing in $352,824 across seven performances.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

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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
Trump in August scaled back a major military exercise with South Korea in an apparent effort to restart diplomacy with Kim, who has condemned such drills as rehearsals for invasion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 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
Israel has intermittently launched such long-range airstrikes since July 2024, after a Houthi drone hit Tel Aviv, in combat missions that, especially in retrospect, served as dry runs for the June air war against Iran.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

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Narrowing the spread also weakens the incentive to steer patients toward costlier drugs and to acquire physician practices and infusion clinics — the very behaviors that have made care more expensive.

— Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
The spa Desa Spa offers a variety of massages, alternative treatments, healing practices, and more.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

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