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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And through it all, the specter of Lewis’ bloody face hangs over her, a grisly harbinger of doom amid the endless meet-and-greets and dress rehearsals.
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Abby Monteil, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
Sports Lakers newsletter: JJ Redick says communication is key to being a good coach
Oct. 17, 2024
The Lakers’ dress rehearsal, which ended with a 128-122 overtime win, was going to take a backseat to caution.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
New York’s upcoming movie about the 90 minutes between the dress rehearsal and live airing of the first episode of Saturday Night Live is Saturday Night, and a new trailer dropped September 9.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Jay, a pastor and author, told PEOPLE at an Oct. 2 dress rehearsal in New York City before Tammy Faye’s Oct. 19 Broadway debut.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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Abby Monteil, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
Sports Lakers newsletter: JJ Redick says communication is key to being a good coach
Oct. 17, 2024
The Lakers’ dress rehearsal, which ended with a 128-122 overtime win, was going to take a backseat to caution.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
New York’s upcoming movie about the 90 minutes between the dress rehearsal and live airing of the first episode of Saturday Night Live is Saturday Night, and a new trailer dropped September 9.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Jay, a pastor and author, told PEOPLE at an Oct. 2 dress rehearsal in New York City before Tammy Faye’s Oct. 19 Broadway debut.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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