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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
Several of the organizations’ affiliates were in spring training to work games broadcast back to Colorado as an audition of sorts.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, at the time only known for Once on This Island, won the audition.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The academy’s video presentation goes inside the casting process with casting directors discussing their craft and includes previously unseen auditions and screen tests.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
His low opinion of himself isn’t just a momentary blip following a botched audition.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, at the time only known for Once on This Island, won the audition.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The academy’s video presentation goes inside the casting process with casting directors discussing their craft and includes previously unseen auditions and screen tests.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
His low opinion of himself isn’t just a momentary blip following a botched audition.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audition
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The Florida Heiken Children’s Vision Program will visit 32 schools in Miami-Dade County through April providing about 1,478 comprehensive eye exams.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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But Morath has cited the district’s overall below-average performance on the STAAR exams, which will need to improve before the state will return local control.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some cities may cancel their tests if storms are nearby.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ames said her family left their home right after the tests and lived with extended family for two months while their house was remediated.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Whether this turns out to be a goofy bit of fluff or an actual examination of power dynamics in relationships is yet to be determined (though the trailer suggests the former).—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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Included in the analysis were examinations of pay distribution, employment conditions, labor load and education rates of a demographic that makes up 39% of the Golden State’s labor force.—
Nicole Macias Garibay,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Interested in a potential showdown between USA’s distance swim superstars Katie Ledecky and Canada’s Summer McIntosh in the 400-meter freestyle final?—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Hughes, 24, scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Team USA’s victory over Team Canada in the final.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The idea that students might score poorly on a placement test or get answers wrong in an algebra class was no surprise.—
Tammi Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The students will soon take an advanced placement test with the chance to earn college credit.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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“Audition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audition. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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