dress rehearsal
noun
1
: a full rehearsal (as of a play) in costume and with stage properties shortly before the first performance
2
: a practice exercise for something to come : dry run
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Arsenal’s 4-0 win over Ipswich Town felt more like the dress rehearsal for PSG than the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, with more regulars starting at Portman Road.
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
From that vantage, Gaza not only looks like a dress rehearsal for the kind of combat U.S. soldiers may face.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
To that end, consider this week’s longer effort (and even the shorter ones) as a dress rehearsal for the big day next week!
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Photo: Anthony Rapp The dress rehearsal is on January 24, a Wednesday.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Art De Roché, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
From that vantage, Gaza not only looks like a dress rehearsal for the kind of combat U.S. soldiers may face.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
To that end, consider this week’s longer effort (and even the shorter ones) as a dress rehearsal for the big day next week!
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 25 Apr. 2025
Photo: Anthony Rapp The dress rehearsal is on January 24, a Wednesday.
—Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dress rehearsal
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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