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as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled
the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction
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2
as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
wrote a letter to the management rehearsing in lurid detail our terrible stay at their hotel
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as in to repeat
to say or state again
rehearsed her story about why she was late as she walked into the meeting
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
rehearsed the list of things he wanted for his birthday so that there would be no doubt in my mind
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Recent Examples of rehearse
Obviously well rehearsed and executed on the screen.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
The two women were on-hand on Saturday, March 1 to rehearse for the show.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
But all eyes are on Lottie who appeared to act a little bit suspicious by rehearsing an apology and taking lots of money out of the bank.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
To rehearse for the confession, Fielder constructed an exact replica of a Brooklyn bar and hired actors to play the man’s friends.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
The two women were on-hand on Saturday, March 1 to rehearse for the show.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
But all eyes are on Lottie who appeared to act a little bit suspicious by rehearsing an apology and taking lots of money out of the bank.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025
To rehearse for the confession, Fielder constructed an exact replica of a Brooklyn bar and hired actors to play the man’s friends.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearse
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The fall is a good time to practice hand hygiene, stock up on cold remedies and cleaning supplies, and consider getting a flu shot.—
Elizabeth Medeiros,
Health,
22 Mar. 2025
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Others practice deliberate recombination, taking elements from multiple real-life incidents and shuffling them like cards until a new pattern emerges.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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The former Today host described how the aftermath of her diagnosis sparked a new wave of courage.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Relatives at the time described Hussain as a hard-working Pakistani immigrant who took a job as a livery driver to help support his wife and two sons, then ages 1 and 3.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2025
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Much like George repeating his intern year, this season was kind of spinning its wheels.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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Asked Monday about the letters, a spokesperson for the Chinese embassy repeated Mao’s statement.—
Dan Belson,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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Rob recited a list of past guests (John Lennon, Bob Marley, and Debbie Harry, to name a few) before launching into a series of rapid-fire anecdotes.—
Edmund Vallance,
AFAR Media,
18 Mar. 2025
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Without reciting the entire lab report on what has the market under the weather, like most corrections this one has a composite of causes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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Marvel Studios‘ clever live five-hour-plus announcement of the cast of Avengers: Doomsday was their biggest livestream, bigger than any premiere red carpet, pulling in 275M digital views we’re told and 3.1M social mentions.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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The federation sources also deny that any manipulation took place — telling The Athletic that the documents published by El Mundo are just some of many different drafts compiled during the process of compiling the World Cup bid book.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Looking at the credits, there’s a lot of studios listed on here, even on some individual tracks, so most of these songs look like they were worked on over a period of time, sometimes with different people and places.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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For context, some of the league’s smaller market teams, such as the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Oklahoma City Thunder, are based in cities with populations far larger than any of the counties listed above.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, Balcer wrote, co-directed and produced several documentaries, including 2017’s Above the Drowning Sea, narrated by Julianna Margulies and Tony Goldwyn, which told the epic story of thousands of Austrian Jews who escaped the Holocaust and found refuge in Shanghai.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Her titular character, Meredith Grey, still narrates episodes, and Pompeo serves as an executive producer.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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In January, The Athletic detailed why this is such a complicated decision, with being able to obtain planning permission likely to be an obstacle for any Leazes Park project.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Jonas Brothers have detailed their upcoming 20th anniversary Living the Dream tour, a stretch of 10 stadium shows followed by an extensive arena jaunt.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Rehearse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearse. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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