Meaning & use
rehearsing
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Practicing a performance, speech, or activity in preparation for the real event.
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The actors spent the whole afternoon rehearsing their lines for opening night.
She kept rehearsing what she would say to her boss the next day.
A note on using this word
Extends naturally from the theater to any situation where someone mentally practices what they plan to say or do.
Words with a similar meaning
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