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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Yes, the Savannah Bananas’ brand of baseball is far too outlandish ever to be compared to the major leagues — from flaming baseballs, rump-shaking umps and dress rehearsals.
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The second flight, a dress rehearsal flight for docking missions with the Russian space station Mir, wasn’t supposed to feature a spacewalk but the dominoes fell into place setting up Harris’ landmark experience.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Next stop on the Dodgers’ 162-game dress rehearsal.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
An earlier dress rehearsal for Raphael ahead of the second semi-final on Thursday was also disrupted as six people appeared with flags and whistles.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
The second flight, a dress rehearsal flight for docking missions with the Russian space station Mir, wasn’t supposed to feature a spacewalk but the dominoes fell into place setting up Harris’ landmark experience.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Next stop on the Dodgers’ 162-game dress rehearsal.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 22 May 2025
An earlier dress rehearsal for Raphael ahead of the second semi-final on Thursday was also disrupted as six people appeared with flags and whistles.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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