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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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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
So this was more like writing a whole song and rehearsing it with a trio, like a rhythm section.
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Charles Moss, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
Bakalova rehearsed the scene with Stan, Abbasi, an intimacy coordinator and a stunt coordinator before rolling cameras on a closed set.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Katrina was an occasion to rehearse all of one’s fears and opinions and obsessions about the War on Terror, global warming, capitalism, the federal budget, race.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
The production had hired a criminologist who rehearsed Bradley and another girl.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
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Charles Moss, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
Bakalova rehearsed the scene with Stan, Abbasi, an intimacy coordinator and a stunt coordinator before rolling cameras on a closed set.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Katrina was an occasion to rehearse all of one’s fears and opinions and obsessions about the War on Terror, global warming, capitalism, the federal budget, race.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
The production had hired a criminologist who rehearsed Bradley and another girl.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Veteran Joe Noteboom, who practiced last week, will be active against the Dolphins after injuring his ankle in the opener, but it has not been determined whether Noteboom or second-year pro Warren McClendon Jr. will start in Havenstein’s place, McVay said.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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By encouraging their teams to vote, staying civil, and practicing acceptance, leaders can foster resilience in themselves and their teams.Tarun Galagali, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The suspects’ vehicle has been described as a black, four-door Lexus ES 350 that appeared to have noticeable damage on the front driver’s-side fender.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump could inject new levels of volatility into what is often described as the world’s most important bilateral relationship, after an election win that comes at a critical moment for the globe’s two largest economies.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Those arguments have been repeated by a small but growing number of online detractors.Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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In footage that has since gone viral, Jason approached the bystander, grabbed his phone, threw it on the ground and repeated the slur back to them.Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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The music of jazz trumpeter Enrico Rava washes over the dining room as solicitous waiters recite the evening’s specials, their delivery unaffected by the thud of bombs falling on a neighborhood nearby.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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During his appearances Blair has been reciting positive poll numbers and defending a political operation that some Republicans have criticized for being too slow to build out a field program.Sophia Cai, Axios, 2 Nov. 2024
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Catherine tells the story of her rape as a trauma survivor does, doing her best to conjure the dark collage of sensory details imprinted on her memory.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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As Milton approached, Phillips told residents to remember his Rule #7: Don’t freak out.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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An attorney wasn’t listed for him in the court file as of Wednesday afternoon.Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Born This Way, released in 2011, brandished its flashier pedigree in spots, with E Street Band sax-man Clarence Clemons and Queen guitarist Brian May listed among the liner notes.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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Actress Viola Davis narrated a new campaign video about Harris' mother, Shyamala Gopalan, who raised two daughters after immigrating to the United States at age 19.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Viola Davis narrated a Harris campaign video focusing on the vice president’s mother, Shyamala Gopalan.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Related article Archaeologists unearth tiny 3,500-year-old clay tablet following an earthquake A study detailing the similarities was published Tuesday in the journal Antiquity.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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To detail how this may be done, Heidegger begins as any good philosopher would, with a distinction.Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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