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as in practices
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 describes
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 repeats
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 recites
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 rehearses
In the lead-up to opening night, the precision dance troupe rehearses six hours a day, six times per week, for six weeks straight.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
The host of Jeopardy, Alex Trebek, rehearses for the upcoming show.
—Merrill Fabry, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Riccardo Muti guest-rehearses the orchestra once a year, a tradition that has continued past his directorship at the CSO.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
When Souleymane rehearses his account, in an early scene, Barry admonishes him for blandly reciting (and often bungling) the false facts he’s been given.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
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The team currently practices in a simulator room inside Gampel Pavilion, and uses other facilities off-campus as well.—
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Singer practices general surgery in Phoenix and is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.—
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Lopez describes her daughter as an energetic, talkative child who speaks both English and Spanish.—
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Among the more moving cases that Blair describes are those of people who in life were vulnerable and powerless but in death were considered formidable threats.—
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The Tribune repeats his charge that AIPAC influenced local Orthodox rabbis to pressure Leon to drop out of the race.—
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The process repeats itself over and over again.—
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The bright-eyed bear, named after writer Edgar Allan Poe, generates stories based on that selection and recites them aloud.—
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Once the camera’s red light goes on, Amaarae slips the device away and recites her questions from memory.—
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Rose tells Shaw that her community is concerned about sacred remains being disturbed.—
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In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia in the 1970s, Pernille Ipsen tells the stories of the seven women who raised her, who were all part of the women’s movement in Denmark.—
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Deutsche Bank reiterates Oracle as buy The firm adds Oracle to its first-quarter fresh money best ideas list.—
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An indictment unsealed there reiterates longstanding charges, including drug trafficking, conspiracy, and narcoterrorism, but has dropped accusations related to the Cartel de las Olas.—
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One of the comments on Jessie James Decker’s video suggests rolling the cookies in shredded coconut, and my mom’s recipe also lists this as optional.—
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So far, the Abbey's official website lists the bell-ringing schedule for the first half of the year.—
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And the actor who narrates the opening scene, describing an essay Nora wrote as a child that anthropomorphized the family home, is Bente Børsum.—
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The movie narrates the life of George Orwell, using a compendium of archival sources, including the great writer’s letters and journals.—
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“Rehearses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehearses. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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