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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At the rate humanity continues to spew greenhouse gases, all that could be just a dress rehearsal.
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Carvey's details of the lines cut from the dress rehearsal version imply that what fans saw on air that night was, in fact, a live sketch.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors were supposed to make their preseason finale a dress rehearsal game, but their plans got nixed when Steph Curry sprained his right index finger, sidelining him out of precaution.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Cannon has not featured much in the pre-season games — the final dress rehearsal takes place tomorrow in Lens — to the bemusement of many supporters who were encouraged by his cameos delivered last season.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2024
Carvey's details of the lines cut from the dress rehearsal version imply that what fans saw on air that night was, in fact, a live sketch.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024
Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — The Warriors were supposed to make their preseason finale a dress rehearsal game, but their plans got nixed when Steph Curry sprained his right index finger, sidelining him out of precaution.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Cannon has not featured much in the pre-season games — the final dress rehearsal takes place tomorrow in Lens — to the bemusement of many supporters who were encouraged by his cameos delivered last season.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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