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practice run

NOUN
dry run
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dress rehearsal tryout
WEAK
bench test combat rehearsal dummy run kriegspiel maneuver maneuvers practical test practice exercise rehearsal road test run through test performance test run trial trial run war game
NOUN
road test
Synonyms
WEAK
bench test dry run dummy run practical test trial run
NOUN
trial run
Synonyms
WEAK
bench test dry run dummy run practical test rehearsal road test spot check taste test test flight trial trials tryout

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Athletes and coaches can also engage with it in natural language, asking questions about how a certain practice run went or advice on how to improve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

She said she was asked to run 44 samples without ever having completed a practice run.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

Ahead of the jump, many of the lawmakers participated in a practice run in April in Florida to recertify for the launch.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

In one clip, King Charles holds up his robes like wings during a practice run in Buckingham Palace and says: "I can fly".

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

On our first practice run we couldn't even get out of the harbor without shaming ourselves in front of the entire boating community.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos