as in rehearsal
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance
we had time for just one dry run of the play before opening night
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Recent Examples of dry run
The tournament is expected to be a dry run for U.S. cities ahead of the men’s World Cup in 2026.
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The amount of work this takes to pull off is staggering to think about — the preceding episodes feel almost like dry runs to prove something as complicated as this could actually be pulled off.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Yet Saboteur never plays like a dry run for North by Northwest.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The amount of work this takes to pull off is staggering to think about — the preceding episodes feel almost like dry runs to prove something as complicated as this could actually be pulled off.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Yet Saboteur never plays like a dry run for North by Northwest.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry run
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Perhaps a rough night at rehearsals for the chronically employable actor, or, more likely, with them out of school, a long morning with the kids — five in total, three of whom are with Eberstein, two of whom were authored by Grant and his ex-partner, Tinglan Hong?—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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SpaceX posted the new launch date on X Saturday evening, the day after the flight rehearsal test.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Including previews, the film has amassed a $31.7 million cumulative total.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 July 2025
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The most recent episode was released just three days ago (July 18), with Warner sharing a preview to his social media pages.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
21 July 2025
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This was a common practice in British rule, as seen with the Irish tenant farmers, as well as in Great Britain’s dominant involvement in the slave trade.—
Tanya Talaga
July 24,
Literary Hub,
24 July 2025
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Early on in Wednesday morning’s training camp practice, Demani Richardson made a play that transported you to another time and place.—
Alex Zietlow
July 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 July 2025
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At the Canadian trials, McIntosh qualified for the 800 free race in 8:05.07, missing out on Ledecky's world record by only a few seconds.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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But a month later at Canadian trials, McIntosh posted an 8:05.07, the third-fastest 800 in history, to add major intrigue to Saturday’s showdown.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Dry run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20run. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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