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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In rehearsal, what mirrored the play was an authentic experience of becoming a community.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Teams performed a pre-launch rehearsal on Wednesday (May 20), with the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) declaring that all facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 May 2026
Were there any things that occurred during the rehearsal process that genuinely surprised you?
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026
In 1967, the Saturday Evening Post assigned Didion to interview the Grateful Dead in their Bay Area rehearsal space at the height of the Summer of Love (with which the group was already disilluioned).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 May 2026
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 26 May 2026
Teams performed a pre-launch rehearsal on Wednesday (May 20), with the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) declaring that all facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 23 May 2026
Were there any things that occurred during the rehearsal process that genuinely surprised you?
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026
In 1967, the Saturday Evening Post assigned Didion to interview the Grateful Dead in their Bay Area rehearsal space at the height of the Summer of Love (with which the group was already disilluioned).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for rehearsal
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“Rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehearsal. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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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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