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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The film took three years to make, partly due to extended rehearsal periods – several months for each vignette – in which the non-actors became comfortable with each other and absorbed the story.
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John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The screening, which is one of the centerpiece events of this year’s Camerimage Film Festival, took place just over three years after the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after a firearm was discharged by Baldwin during an on-set rehearsal.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Turns out, there was plenty of rehearsal footage, liner notes, and more to make a project worthy of the visual medium.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
This mental rehearsal can boost your confidence and reduce anxiety.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
The screening, which is one of the centerpiece events of this year’s Camerimage Film Festival, took place just over three years after the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed after a firearm was discharged by Baldwin during an on-set rehearsal.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024
Turns out, there was plenty of rehearsal footage, liner notes, and more to make a project worthy of the visual medium.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
This mental rehearsal can boost your confidence and reduce anxiety.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehearsal. Accessed 28 Nov. 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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