dress rehearsal
noun
1
: a full rehearsal (as of a play) in costume and with stage properties shortly before the first performance
2
: a practice exercise for something to come : dry run
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Most scripts come in on Wednesday, and everything needs to be built and ready to go for the Saturday afternoon run-through — or, at the absolute latest, for the dress rehearsal at 8 p.m.
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
During dress rehearsal, Chappelle told a joke about the situation.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Finally, after a dress rehearsal on Saturday, the band assembled onstage for the live broadcast.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
What was the sense everyone had after the dress rehearsal?
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
During dress rehearsal, Chappelle told a joke about the situation.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Finally, after a dress rehearsal on Saturday, the band assembled onstage for the live broadcast.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025
What was the sense everyone had after the dress rehearsal?
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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