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audition

[aw-dish-uhn] / ɔˈdɪʃ ən /
NOUN
test of ability
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Horton showed up to his audition and instinctively tried to emulate Tanter’s signature baritone voice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

His character in “Primetime” is Dan, who dreams of being an actor and shows up to his “Predator” audition ready to sing a song from “Rent.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Red Roses head coach John Mitchell says the games are an "audition" for the 2029 World Cup.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Then, in a scene in which Misty demands she be allowed to finish an audition, she flashes into someone else in a bit of pure craft that leaves those in the room astonished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

If Mom and Jack think I can’t even handle a bag, or a set of stairs, there’s no way they’ll let me audition.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Her work in Hollywood initially involved making the journey from the desert to L.A. for auditions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Cutting to nine years later, when it was like, you can go into auditions and be gay, people want to hear that, in fact, they’re only casting for gay roles now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Miller said the filmmakers initially looked at auditions from actors local to their Massachusetts shoot for the small role, before deciding a notable figure should cameo instead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Northern Ireland boxers Jon McConnell and Kaci Rock progressed through initial auditions for the show, but then had to drop out to focus on their sport as the Games drew closer.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Screened auditions were rare in Europe at that time.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

I told him, auditioned and got the role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The band initially formed as a trio called Triple J in 2011 before they auditioned in the ninth series of The X Factor.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

“I auditioned for it while I was working at Secret Cinema and I was incredibly depressed because I was auditioning and not getting anything,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Production had already begun when Mitchell auditioned, first with a self-tape and then for the producers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

I reach into my bag and pull out the brooch I auditioned with—Mama’s brooch.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Seyfried landed the role of Karen Smith in the hit 2004 movie “Mean Girls” after auditioning for the lead part, Regina George.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

“I auditioned for it while I was working at Secret Cinema and I was incredibly depressed because I was auditioning and not getting anything,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Hansard played the role of guitarist Outspan Foster, despite not originally auditioning for the part.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

As luck would have it, I won a senior-year acting competition, landed an agent and began auditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

That feels like getting cast in a role without auditioning for it.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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