as in rehearsal
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance
we had time for just one dry run of the play before opening night
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Recent Examples of dry run
The tournament is expected to be a dry run for U.S. cities ahead of the men’s World Cup in 2026.
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The amount of work this takes to pull off is staggering to think about — the preceding episodes feel almost like dry runs to prove something as complicated as this could actually be pulled off.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Yet Saboteur never plays like a dry run for North by Northwest.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The amount of work this takes to pull off is staggering to think about — the preceding episodes feel almost like dry runs to prove something as complicated as this could actually be pulled off.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Yet Saboteur never plays like a dry run for North by Northwest.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dry run
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Perhaps a rough night at rehearsals for the chronically employable actor, or, more likely, with them out of school, a long morning with the kids — five in total, three of whom are with Eberstein, two of whom were authored by Grant and his ex-partner, Tinglan Hong?—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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SpaceX posted the new launch date on X Saturday evening, the day after the flight rehearsal test.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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The film — which reboots the studio’s DC Universe — is playing in Thursday previews this week before opening nationwide in theaters on Friday.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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As Deadline reported exclusively yesterday, Darrah Cloud’s House of McQueen will begin previews August 19 at the new Off Broadway Manhattan venue The Mansion at Hudson Yards, with an official opening set for September 9.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
9 July 2025
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Although the law doesn’t mandate removal, legal experts say the practice has increasingly undermined state-level cases.—
Raphael Romero Ruiz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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The practice of succession planting gives gardeners a chance to extend the garden season and promotes soil health by keeping your garden beds active.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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Besides adding four more days, Prime for Young Adults is offering a 6-month trial for students.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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Raleigh testified Tuesday, July 8, in the trial of 47-year-old Troy Morrow, who is charged with menacing − a low-level misdemeanor.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
9 July 2025
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“Dry run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dry%20run. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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