dress rehearsal

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Recent Examples of dress rehearsal At one point in the dress rehearsal in the movie, he’s seen as stumbling through his lines, not in command of the material. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024 There are times when the device of a rehearsal, and then ultimately, a final dress rehearsal, comes off as distracting. David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 June 2024 Usually during dress rehearsal, the stuff that Lorne really believes in is put at the top of the show, and Mary was at the bottom. Keaton Bell, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024 The dancers also walked the space and noted every piece of furniture and potential pitfall during a dress rehearsal. Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dress rehearsal 
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Noun
  • What Republican Senate control will mean The first Trump presidency was a showcase for what happens when both the White House and Senate are held by Republicans — and a preview of what’s to come.
    Li Zhou, Vox, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Go deeper: Our national coverage offers a preview of what to expect between Election Day and the inauguration.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • During a rehearsal break, Arnold motioned Savchenko over and asked him to explain a video, in which eagle-eyed fans noticed the background were the same in Savchenko and Nader’s latest posts.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The drills, viewed as a possible rehearsal for invasion, raised alarms in Washington.
    Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Do a dry run of the meeting and look for gaps (i.e., inclusive language, activities, etc.) that can create exclusion.
    Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • An unwitting dry run for his role in The Martian, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi drama finds Damon playing Dr. Mann, one of several humans who has traveled across the cosmos trying to find habitable planets.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • McCaffrey and Feliciano had their Injured Reserve practice windows open Monday.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In one case, however, Carr wants to see the FCC exercise far more power over tech companies: the content moderation practices of social platforms.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024

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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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