rehearsal
noun
re·hears·al
ri-ˈhər-səl 
Examples of rehearsal in a Sentence
She was 15 minutes late to rehearsal.
There are only three more rehearsals before the concert.
Recent Examples on the Web
At his first rehearsal, van Zweden took a moment to address the players.
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Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Barbershop chorus seeks singers The Pacific Coast Harmony, a mixed barbershop chorus based in La Jolla composed of men and women from Southern California, welcomes anyone who loves singing harmony to join its rehearsals.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
The summer and early fall is when China typically does its military rehearsals, and Beijing has mounted military rehearsals shortly before or after Taiwan's previous two inaugurations.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 23 May 2024
That support extended before and after rehearsals, with EPIC company members able to call Fogo-Toussaint within a specific window of days and times and get access to additional resources at the ready.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
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Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Barbershop chorus seeks singers The Pacific Coast Harmony, a mixed barbershop chorus based in La Jolla composed of men and women from Southern California, welcomes anyone who loves singing harmony to join its rehearsals.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024
The summer and early fall is when China typically does its military rehearsals, and Beijing has mounted military rehearsals shortly before or after Taiwan's previous two inaugurations.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 23 May 2024
That support extended before and after rehearsals, with EPIC company members able to call Fogo-Toussaint within a specific window of days and times and get access to additional resources at the ready.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
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rehearsal
noun
re·hears·al
ri-ˈhər-səl
1
: a private performance or practice session in preparation for a public appearance
2
: a practice exercise : trial
Medical Definition
rehearsal
noun
re·hears·al
ri-ˈhər-səl
1
: a method for improving memory by mentally or verbally repeating over and over the information to be remembered
2
: the repeated mental review of a desired action or behavioral response
preoperative rehearsal of coping imagery to reduce anxiety
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