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rehearsed

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verb

past tense of rehearse
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as in practiced
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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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rehearsed
Adjective
  • According to the 2024 Exit Readiness Report by The Big Exit the issue is that business owners aren’t prepared for a sale.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • For example, maybe one of you is prepared to drive the group home if the situation gets dicey, maybe one of you has first-aid training, or maybe one of you is hyper-observant and prepared to monitor your surroundings to keep tabs on the vibe.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Mary described her role as largely self-directed.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Making matters worse, nine in 10 Haitians go all day without eating in what has been described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Three people have been sentenced to death in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) after being convicted of the premeditated murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
  • So don't expect premeditated murder, exactly – but there may well be some dialogue sharp enough to draw blood in this tragicomic debut novel.
    Colin Dwyer, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Sources told Fox 8 that bomb-making materials were found at the rental property.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In August 1979, a Florida sheriff’s deputy told authorities that his wife fatally shot herself at their home south of Tampa.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Prices listed reflect time and date of publication and are subject to change.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Currently, Matt Dickerson and Benito Jones are listed as starters on the Dolphins' defensive line.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Detroit Lions were fifth in the league last season in using presnap motion (the Bears ranked 19th), and assuming that’s a big part of what Ben Johnson wants to do, that puts considerable pressure on Williams and the rest of the offense to be detailed and locked in.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • In a new Instagram post shared Tuesday, April 8, Haack detailed her experience of living with an anxious attachment style.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Here's what to know about what government employees would continue to work during a shutdown, based on prior shutdowns and a plan the White House most recently outlined in 2023.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden has also outlined proposals that could result in significant layoffs of government employees, known as civil service workers.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • All the while, the influencer played to the camera as the person recording her narrated what was happening at the scene.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • James, written by author and professor Percival Everett and narrated by Dominic Hoffman took home the award for Best Literary Fiction & Classics, while There's Always This Year written and narrated by poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib took home Best Non-Fiction.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Rehearsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearsed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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