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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The players will have two dress rehearsals with friendlies against South Korea on June 1 in suburban Colorado and on June 4 in St. Paul, Minn.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
The council election felt like a dress rehearsal for the national contest.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
The council election felt like a dress rehearsal for the national contest.
—John Eligon Prentice Onayemi Anna Diamond Devin Murphy, New York Times, 21 May 2024
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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