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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
Huff is out of options, so his spring is an open audition.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
But McWilliams Parker declined to describe the next several days as an audition.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
That was my audition, and that’s how I got cast in his film.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Years before the professionalization of influencers and creators, sites like YouTube and Twitter were billed as audition reels for the new world of work.
—Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
But McWilliams Parker declined to describe the next several days as an audition.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
That was my audition, and that’s how I got cast in his film.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
Years before the professionalization of influencers and creators, sites like YouTube and Twitter were billed as audition reels for the new world of work.
—Brooke Erin Duffy, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audition
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And direct-to-consumer darling Warby Parker will start by opening five shop-in-shops in the second half of the year, offering prescription glasses, sunglasses, contacts, eye exams and vision tests.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Menopause Society has worked to fill this void, offering educational resources and establishing a competency exam in 2002 for health care professionals to earn a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner credential.—
Ashley May,
Axios,
3 Mar. 2025
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Mardi Gras is the third big test for New Orleans since the horrific Jan. 1 truck-ramming and shooting rampage on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter was allegedly carried out by a 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran investigators say was inspired by the ISIS terrorist group.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Some parents might use screens as a way to get their kid to settle after a long day of activity, or maybe their child's test scores only improved after watching tutorials on YouTube.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
26 Feb. 2025
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Jesse once again raises the bar with a bold examination of modern greed, power and male ambition.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Changes that can be detected during an examination, such as an enlarged blind spot and thickened retina owing to swelling where the optic nerve joins the retina (known as optic-disc oedema), are unlikely to be noticed by the affected person.—
Neil Savage,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2025
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Columbia Rounding the bend with just two laps remaining in Saturday’s 3,000-meter final, Missouri’s Drew Rogers ran in the eighth position, hugging the back of the lead pack.—
Jacob Louraine,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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For the Blue Devils under coach Mike Krzyzewski, Battier was a two-time All-American, a three-time national defensive player of the year and the consensus national player of the year in 2001, when Duke defeated Arizona in the NCAA final to write a storybook ending to Battier’s collegiate career.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2025
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Even elementary and high school students need to take entrance exams and placement tests.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
16 May 2024
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Many are trying to identify gaps sooner, adopting placement tests that delve deeper into math skills.—
Collin Binkley,
The Christian Science Monitor,
31 Aug. 2023
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“Audition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audition. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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