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as in to practice
to do over and over so as to become skilled
the orchestra rehearsed the symphony until they finally got it to the conductor's satisfaction
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as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
wrote a letter to the management rehearsing in lurid detail our terrible stay at their hotel
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as in to repeat
to say or state again
rehearsed her story about why she was late as she walked into the meeting
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
rehearsed the list of things he wanted for his birthday so that there would be no doubt in my mind
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Recent Examples of rehearse
She was also forced to rehearse despite suffering injuries to her hip and leg, her lawsuit claims.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
For four weeks, troops from more than 40 countries rehearsed how to confront threats by air, land, and sea.
—Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
The Tennessee softball team already has discussed the ceremonial first pitch — someone suggested a pickoff throw — and rehearsed how record-breaking ace Karlyn Pickens can avoid an awkward hug with the Knoxville Smokies’ mascot.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Although she’s branched out into acting, Hoffman is still actively performing and rehearsing stand-up, and has writing projects in development.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
For four weeks, troops from more than 40 countries rehearsed how to confront threats by air, land, and sea.
—Sam Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
The Tennessee softball team already has discussed the ceremonial first pitch — someone suggested a pickoff throw — and rehearsed how record-breaking ace Karlyn Pickens can avoid an awkward hug with the Knoxville Smokies’ mascot.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Although she’s branched out into acting, Hoffman is still actively performing and rehearsing stand-up, and has writing projects in development.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
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Top receiver Malik Nabers, who was at the center of last summer’s training camp fight with Kerby Joseph and the Detroit Lions, is still not practicing due to a toe injury that Daboll said dates back to college in 2023.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2025
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Fournier, a dentist who practices at an urban hospital in Louisiana, had to extract six of the teen’s teeth; he was eventually intubated and admitted to the intensive care unit because his airways had closed up.—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
5 June 2025
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Most public attention on tax policy focuses on income tax rates, but Riessen describes what expanded depreciation benefits meant for her business.—
Carrie Lukas,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The three examples the team highlighted in a new study describe supermassive black holes feasting on stars more than three times as massive as our own sun.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Christopher Storer all repeated their victories from the year before, while Liza Colon-Zayas nabbed her first win in a Supporting Actress upset.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Kingsbury and fellow veteran Ashley Hatch repeated that on Friday.—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Multiple times in the ongoing playoffs, Carlisle has recited a line about the Pacers being an underdog in almost every game.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Testimony in a Placer County murder trial continued Tuesday with an investigator reciting angry emails over a $1.3 million loan for a fledgling business between a Lake Tahoe-area couple and their former Major League Baseball player son-in-law who is accused of shooting them.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2025
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Burt Reynolds told Business Insider in 2016 that, like Pacino, he was offered and turned down the part.—
Mike Miller Published,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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Teel, 23, is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Sox organization by MLB.com, which also lists him as the No. 26 prospect in baseball.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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To keep up with the events of the evening, Entertainment Weekly will be updating our 2025 Tony Award winners list live throughout the night.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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Scenes from The Lion King, Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, and more played across the water, narrated by Joy from Inside Out.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 June 2025
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That’s what makes Ocean with David Attenborough—the new documentary directed by Toby Nowlan and narrated by Sir David Attenborough—so powerful.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Allison’s lawsuit also detailed that Tyler Vision attempted to establish its own She the People trademark in September; however, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office reportedly denied it in April.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
4 June 2025
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The book reportedly details the three weeks leading up to Biden's decision to step back from a second term and tensions within the Democratic Party.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Rehearse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearse. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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