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a short performance to show the talents of someone (such as an actor or a musician) who is being considered for a role in a play, a position in an orchestra, etc.
Auditions will be held next week for the spring musical. He went to an audition for a new TV show.
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Recent Examples of audition
The second stage of the audition includes several different challenges, like breath holds and movement choreography underwater.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
An aspiring actress must do the scariest thing she’s ever done: audition for a haunted house.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
With more auditions to come, only time will tell if King got the coveted ticket to Hollywood to continue in the competition.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Patrick Schwarzenegger really put it all out there in his audition for The White Lotus season 3.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
An aspiring actress must do the scariest thing she’s ever done: audition for a haunted house.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
With more auditions to come, only time will tell if King got the coveted ticket to Hollywood to continue in the competition.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 14 Mar. 2025
Patrick Schwarzenegger really put it all out there in his audition for The White Lotus season 3.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audition
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The most recent, a 44-year-old Ukrainian man who came to the U.S. through a humanitarian parole program, died at the facility after medical exams showed evidence of a possible hemorrhagic stroke.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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My first day at Dyess AFB in Abilene, Texas, home to two dozen of the remaining B-1s still active, included a mandatory medical exam followed by SERE immersive parachute and ejection seat training - plus suit, helmet and oxygen-mask fittings.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The official added that tests were also conducted to detect the presence of drugs such as fentanyl, and the results were negative.—
Djenane Villanueva,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Where flood gauges will be put to the test The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Water Prediction Center has forecast that areas in Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri could expect major flooding.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Atopic dermatitis is the most common type of eczema, and it's primarily diagnosed by a visual examination and collecting your health history.—
Susan Bard,
Verywell Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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What follows is a twisted examination of motherhood and the arbitrary expectations of adulthood.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Teams from Argentina have managed to reach four of the last eight finals but only in 2018 could River Plate lift the trophy, in an all-Argentinian final against fierce rivals Boca Juniors.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Penn State is 3-3 all-time in NCAA Tournament games, advancing to three regional finals, including two in the past three seasons, but has yet to punch its ticket to the Frozen Four.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2025
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Even elementary and high school students need to take entrance exams and placement tests.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2024
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Many are trying to identify gaps sooner, adopting placement tests that delve deeper into math skills.—
Collin Binkley,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Aug. 2023
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“Audition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audition. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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