rehearsals

noun

plural of rehearsal
as in previews
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance we made a few mistakes in rehearsal, but we were pretty sure that we'd be OK on opening night

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Recent Examples of rehearsals 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, 2 Oct. 2026 Sanz closely followed the project from its early stages, participating in readings, rehearsals and meetings, and sharing his impressions with the team. — Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 The hard thing for Scott to shake was his own interpretation of the role, to apply it to what Charleson endured during rehearsals and performances of material that held a different kind of resonance for him. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Sep. 2026 The group’s members learn the music and how to perform through classes, rehearsals, community events and street parades. — Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 Alleigha was the church's main worship leader and performed alongside Flynn, who sang with the worship team during rehearsals and weekend services, Keyt testified. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Dudamel, though, leads rehearsals with an intensity that seems too manic to sustain. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026 Flexible independent learning - coursework students can complete around training blocks, travel schedules, rehearsals, and competition. — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsals
  1. previews
  2. trials
  3. practices
  4. dry runs
Noun
  • 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
Definition of previews
Noun
  • The destroyer completed the builder’s sea trials earlier in 2025 before undergoing acceptance trials under the Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The dramatic lighting and wax museums are just spooky enough to summon the spirit of the witch trials without being off-putting for children.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of trials
Noun
  • 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
Definition of practices
Noun
  • 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
Definition of dry runs

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“Rehearsals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsals. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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