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.
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There are 10-hour rehearsals for the game day festivities, including the national anthem.
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025
However, the event quickly unraveled—some guests refused to attend, and the friend responsible for the music made errors during both the rehearsal and ceremony.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
There was so much rehearsal and a lot of the rehearsal was just getting from the backstage to across the field to the stage and all the security involved and all of this convoy of equipment and everything.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Right now there are rehearsals going on all around the city right now — on sound stages, in recording studios, in dance studios.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
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Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2025
However, the event quickly unraveled—some guests refused to attend, and the friend responsible for the music made errors during both the rehearsal and ceremony.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
There was so much rehearsal and a lot of the rehearsal was just getting from the backstage to across the field to the stage and all the security involved and all of this convoy of equipment and everything.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2025
Right now there are rehearsals going on all around the city right now — on sound stages, in recording studios, in dance studios.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehearsal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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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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