rehearsal
noun
re·hears·al
ri-ˈhər-səl 
Synonyms of rehearsal
Examples of rehearsal in a Sentence
She was 15 minutes late to rehearsal.
There are only three more rehearsals before the concert.
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Released simultaneously, the projects frame the record-shattering two-year tour captured in real time from the beginning rehearsals and concepts through the last bow.
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Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 13 Dec. 2025
The opening night of a Broadway show often culminates years of creative process followed by a month of rehearsals, a week of technical staging, and a month-long run of preview performances.
—Leigh Scheps, Parents, 13 Dec. 2025
Released simultaneously, the projects frame the record-shattering two-year tour captured in real time from the beginning rehearsals and concepts through the last bow.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
For now there is merely a mention that Swift began her process of physical training six months before the first tour rehearsal.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehearsal. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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rehearsal
noun
re·hears·al
ri-ˈhər-səl
1
: a private performance or practice session in preparation for a public appearance
2
: a practice exercise : trial
Medical Definition
rehearsal
noun
re·hears·al
ri-ˈhər-səl
1
: a method for improving memory by mentally or verbally repeating over and over the information to be remembered
2
: the repeated mental review of a desired action or behavioral response
preoperative rehearsal of coping imagery to reduce anxiety
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