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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
Lisa and her mom visited a fortune teller after her audition for the South Korean media agency YG Entertainment.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
The actor later revealed that his audition with Broderick, his real-life best friend, helped seal the deal.
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Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The audition also didn’t exactly go as Cooke had hoped.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
The actor later revealed that his audition with Broderick, his real-life best friend, helped seal the deal.
—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
The audition also didn’t exactly go as Cooke had hoped.
—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audition
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Following a December shooting incident that killed two and wounded eight, Brown University Professor Roberto Serrano allowed his students to take a midterm exam at home.
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Adult general education programs prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.
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While some attribute layoffs to post-pandemic corrections, not solely AI, the true test is whether these leaner structures can effectively foster internal leadership development.
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The three-judge panel found that Connecticut's ban is consistent with the country's historical tradition of firearms regulation, applying a new test for reviewing the constitutionality of gun laws that the Supreme Court set out in 2022.
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The agency has not indicated when that review will conclude, and the final scope of any patent could change during the examination process.
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The findings came after Crump and the child's family pushed for an independent examination and called for transparency and accountability in the investigation into the June 14 shooting.
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Both men are avid soccer fans, and Starmer cheered on England in person at the Euro 2024 final shortly after taking office — a responsibility that could fall to his successor if England makes it to the World Cup final this year.
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Watch the penalty shootout between Manchester United and Chelsea in the Champions League final in 2008.
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After taking placement tests, Christopher was enrolled in second grade and Mateo in fourth.
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Within about five months of taking the noncredit ESL classes, a professor encouraged her to take the placement test and move into English coursework for credits.
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“Audition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audition. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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