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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
Jennifer Lopez certainly knows how to rehearse in style.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 29 Dec. 2025
Navarro scoffed that her crying was rehearsed.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Because there were already significant risks involved with such a long static shot out the open and with lights trained on Azizi at night, there was no additional time to rehearse or do multiple takes.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
Thereafter, Beard is sitting outside Thornton’s trailer rehearsing with him and Lofland.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Dec. 2025
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Boulton is accused of failing or refusing to arrest a woman, Erika Bedell, on a charge of practicing medicine without a license causing harm, KCEN reported.—
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The commission also has a say in determining which practices OPD can follow, such as the use of militarized police equipment and whether officers are allowed to chase suspects at high vehicle speeds.—
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The only real attempt in this episode to describe the difficulty of Maia’s position as Tallulah’s manager comes from Maia’s chirpy co-worker (Lauren Holt, a treat every time).—
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During the week, Aluko had described lying in bed at the height of the controversy, depressed and unable to eat.—
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Running backs with 300-plus touches the previous season don’t generally repeat that volume the following season.—
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He was also asked to repeat back numbers, complete basic math equations, and memorize a collection of words that were revisited at the end of the test.—
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At that point, the operator would recite the most intimate details of a patient’s health history to hook her before launching into a few basic screening questions.—
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Cota previously courted controversy after reciting a Christian prayer instead of the district's land acknowledgement statement.—
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Police added that Lattimore was arrested for not telling the officer there was a gun inside the vehicle when asked.—
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Federal prosecutors have launched a new criminal investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a grand jury previously declined to indict her twice on unrelated criminal charges, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.—
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Of the six injured, three were listed in critical condition, according to the Salt Lake Police Department.—
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She was taken to a hospital and was listed in stable condition.—
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George Clooney narrates, the voice of Thoreau is provided by Jeff Goldblum, and Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, and Meryl Streep also lend a hand.—
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The storytelling is helped along by characters who narrate some of the transitional bits.—
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Police have not yet detailed the causes of the crashes.—
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The technical specifications of the new communication devices have not been publicly detailed.—
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“Rehearse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearse. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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