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a short performance to show the talents of someone (such as an actor or a musician) who is being considered for a role in a play, a position in an orchestra, etc.
Auditions will be held next week for the spring musical. He went to an audition for a new TV show.
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Recent Examples of audition
Interested students upload their recordings to a digital audition and application platform and provide basic biographical material and information about their music-performance history and letters of recommendation.
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Is this an audition for Charlotte’s World Cup dreams?
—Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
After the gauntlet of an audition for the first film, Meg and Milo have become household names for their young fans.
—Scott King, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
While on the Call Her Daddy podcast on Wednesday, the Old Guard 2 actress was asked about coming forward with her story about once being asked to go to a director’s house late at night for an audition, which was her first audition ever.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
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Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
Is this an audition for Charlotte’s World Cup dreams?
—Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2025
After the gauntlet of an audition for the first film, Meg and Milo have become household names for their young fans.
—Scott King, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
While on the Call Her Daddy podcast on Wednesday, the Old Guard 2 actress was asked about coming forward with her story about once being asked to go to a director’s house late at night for an audition, which was her first audition ever.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audition
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He was found to have pushed through about 80 candidates who had failed the department’s psychological exam, officials said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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During spring finals this year, the major AI companies fought to win over students by offering free or discounted access to their premium products for help with exam prep and essay writing.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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Almost 1,000 Amazon shoppers have put the product to the test, and 74% of them have given it a five-star rating.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
8 July 2025
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Jim McIsaac/Getty Images What Happens Next New York City voters will decide their next mayor on November 4, with the race drawing national attention as a test of progressive versus centrist Democratic visions.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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The Chartered Accountant path relies heavily on examinations and a multiyear internship period—no college credit hours required at all.—
Bryce Welker,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Get that husband of yours to his doctor for a thorough physical and neurological examination.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Chloe Kelly, who scored the game-winning goal in the 2022 final vs. Germany, gained 248,000 Instagram followers in August 2022 alone and another 149,000 in August 2023 during the Lionesses’ World Cup run.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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But their two-best players were defensive liabilities, so much that Thibodeau had to go stretches on end with one of Towns or Brunson on the bench for defensive purposes in the conference finals against the Pacers.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 July 2025
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The students will soon take an advanced placement test with the chance to earn college credit.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2025
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Diggins recalled taking a Japanese placement test for Doshisha International School in Kyoto.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
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“Audition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audition. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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