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Recent Examples of dress rehearsal
From that vantage, Gaza not only looks like a dress rehearsal for the kind of combat U.S. soldiers may face.
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Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
To that end, consider this week’s longer effort (and even the shorter ones) as a dress rehearsal for the big day next week!
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Photo: Anthony Rapp The dress rehearsal is on January 24, a Wednesday.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Instead, a recording of the dress rehearsal was being broadcast.
—Ibrahim Hazboun and Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
To that end, consider this week’s longer effort (and even the shorter ones) as a dress rehearsal for the big day next week!
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Photo: Anthony Rapp The dress rehearsal is on January 24, a Wednesday.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Instead, a recording of the dress rehearsal was being broadcast.
—Ibrahim Hazboun and Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dress rehearsal
Noun
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The seventh in an occasional position-by-position preview of the UCF football team heading into the offseason: TODAY: LINEBACKERS What to expect Among all the defensive units, the linebacker position experienced the most significant transformation during the offseason.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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Embellishments include the duo’s beloved feather trimmings, as well as crystals running down the necklines and cuffs in fluid dresses — a preview of an upcoming collaboration with Swarovski.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
Noun
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In that scene, there were rehearsals, an intimacy coordinator was present, and the set was closed.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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To show up and work like this every rehearsal, every performance, every day, McDonald has become an emotional athlete.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
28 May 2025
Noun
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So, Mother Nature is giving us a 10-day dry run to prepare.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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The tournament is expected to be a dry run for U.S. cities ahead of the men’s World Cup in 2026.—
Melanie Anzidei,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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These practices are all essential for maintaining cognitive function.—
Mill Etienne,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Israel’s Supreme Court outlawed the practice in 2005.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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