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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
The play Reuss was rehearsing was based on Fräulein Else, a novella by the Austrian Jewish author Arthur Schnitzler, best known for writing the novel that became Stanley Kubrick’s erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut.
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Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
So this was more like writing a whole song and rehearsing it with a trio, like a rhythm section.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
Bakalova rehearsed the scene with Stan, Abbasi, an intimacy coordinator and a stunt coordinator before rolling cameras on a closed set.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Katrina was an occasion to rehearse all of one’s fears and opinions and obsessions about the War on Terror, global warming, capitalism, the federal budget, race.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
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Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
So this was more like writing a whole song and rehearsing it with a trio, like a rhythm section.
—Charles Moss, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2024
Bakalova rehearsed the scene with Stan, Abbasi, an intimacy coordinator and a stunt coordinator before rolling cameras on a closed set.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
Katrina was an occasion to rehearse all of one’s fears and opinions and obsessions about the War on Terror, global warming, capitalism, the federal budget, race.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 10 Oct. 2024
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An ankle injury caused Williams to miss two games last season — October losses to the Vikings and the Bengals — after not practicing those weeks.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The proper mindset Before practicing gratitude, be in the right mindset.Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
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Lynda Poe, the Operation Christmas Child drop-off team leader, described one Lake Lure church member’s harrowing survival story.Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Nope star stopped by The Tonight Show on Tuesday night (Nov. 19) to describe the scary moment to host Jimmy Fallon, complete with a pretty dead-on Nicki impersonation.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
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There are distinct rhythms that repeat across many businesses and industries.Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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History could repeat for the ensemble and particularly for supporting actor Denzel Washington.Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Taliban has enacted a new measure prohibiting Afghan women from praying aloud or reciting the Quran in the presence of other women.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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She’s clearly meant for better things than stiffly reciting wooden slasher-movie dialogue in lifeless Scream retreads.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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Chapple told Vassos during the show that Goree's passing was the most devastating loss of his life, ScreenRant adds.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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The incident began when store management told Owusu that a man, later identified as Rosario, was behaving erratically in the store by pacing back and forth, Bishop said.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The location also is no longer listed on the chain restaurant’s website.Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Identify them by listing your key achievements, client successes and notable results and finding the common threads.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Also that night, NBC will also launch its long-in-the-making natural history series The Americas, narrated by Tom Hanks.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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The film — narrated by actor Edward Norton and Indigenous model and actress Quannah Chasinghorse — focuses on the Bad River Ojibwe Tribe’s fight for treaty rights and sovereignty in Wisconsin for nearly the last 200 years.Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
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The company acknowledges regulatory uncertainties and ongoing litigation as potential risks, with efforts to address these challenges detailed in the report.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Related article Archaeologists unearth tiny 3,500-year-old clay tablet following an earthquake A study detailing the similarities was published Tuesday in the journal Antiquity.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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