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as in practicing
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 describing
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 repeating
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 reciting
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 rehearsing
When one father admitted over the phone that his son had cried while rehearsing for an audition, his wife pointedly cleared her throat.
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Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
The simulation involved two full teams of flight controllers, the Sierra Space team in Colorado and the NASA team in Houston, rehearsing the final two hours of the Dream Chaser's approach to the ISS.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The resulting look can resemble outfits worn by K-pop stars rehearsing dance routines, or the layers may echo those worn in modern and contemporary dance studios across New York City.
—Misty White Sidell, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
These performers spend their whole lives training, auditioning, being rejected, rehearsing and performing for us.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
Cory has also taken a leadership role founding, recruiting, and rehearsing a Lows Ensemble, and leading this years Woodwind Quintet.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The actor and singer, 56, is full steam ahead on rehearsing for his upcoming 2025 Radio City Music Hall concert series, and shared a few glimpses of his process with his Instagram followers.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
For example, athletes often visualize winning a race, rehearsing every detail mentally.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Moments before Monday’s mass shooting, a group of medics from the police department were at a training center 3 miles away from the school rehearsing what to do during a mass trauma incident.
—Karina Tsui, Holly Yan and Nicole Chavez, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
The simulation involved two full teams of flight controllers, the Sierra Space team in Colorado and the NASA team in Houston, rehearsing the final two hours of the Dream Chaser's approach to the ISS.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The resulting look can resemble outfits worn by K-pop stars rehearsing dance routines, or the layers may echo those worn in modern and contemporary dance studios across New York City.
—Misty White Sidell, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
These performers spend their whole lives training, auditioning, being rejected, rehearsing and performing for us.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
Cory has also taken a leadership role founding, recruiting, and rehearsing a Lows Ensemble, and leading this years Woodwind Quintet.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
The actor and singer, 56, is full steam ahead on rehearsing for his upcoming 2025 Radio City Music Hall concert series, and shared a few glimpses of his process with his Instagram followers.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
For example, athletes often visualize winning a race, rehearsing every detail mentally.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Moments before Monday’s mass shooting, a group of medics from the police department were at a training center 3 miles away from the school rehearsing what to do during a mass trauma incident.
—Karina Tsui, Holly Yan and Nicole Chavez, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsing
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As Dach was practicing with the Canadiens at the United Center on Thursday morning, just blocks away on Chicago’s West Side his younger brother Colton stepped on the ice at Fifth Third Arena for his first practice this season with the Chicago Blackhawks.Scott Powers, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, practicing interview skills and researching potential employers can give job seekers a competitive edge when hiring does accelerate.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kovac does not hide behind a veil when describing his work.Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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A couple of hours after the shooting, a man reportedly reacting to a text falsely describing an active shooter at Sky Harbor arrived at the airport with numerous firearms and was arrested after a brief altercation with Phoenix police, Reeson said.Michelle Cruz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Dec. 2024
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In the tape, filmed by our babysitter, June sits in a chair against a brick wall, reciting her lines and picking at her knee, pensively.Lauren Hilgers, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Beyond Saturday Night trailer, released Tuesday, features SNL alums Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Seth Meyers, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more recalling their favorite sketches and reciting SNL’s famous, cold open outro.Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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When her mother returned to Clinton, Andrea never considered telling her what had happened.Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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By some accounts, this Santa Tracker initiative kicked off by complete accident in 1955, when a Colorado Springs Sears printed a newspaper announcement telling children to call a certain phone number to chat with Santa.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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The rule proposes listing the migrant butterfly as a threatened species.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
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Post-pandemic, the market favored buyers who could easily give cash offers or offers well over the asking price in the immediate days after listing.Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2024
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Kick-starting an effective partnership starts with outlining core goals and key performance indicators (KPIs).Michael Nicosia, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Multilateral organizations may also need clear protocols outlining who can access confidential materials, under what circumstances, and for how long.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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With his eldest son, PJ, narrating and co-starring, Rose and his team, in conjunction with Adidas, crafted a touching salute to the people and places in Chicago that made him.Darnell Mayberry, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
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Hanks takes on narrating duties for this expansive docuseries that shows the beauty of nature spanning the most remote parts of both North and South America.Lucy Ford, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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