auditions

noun

plural of audition
as in exams
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 auditions After two preseason auditions, the Spurs are ready to give their three-guard experiment a full-time run. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 The contestants have faced auditions, runway challenges and eliminations, with viewers getting a look at the casting process that has historically taken place behind closed doors. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 The core crew is in place and the first round of auditions for the two leads is complete. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Lorne Michaels took a liking to him (while disliking his predecessor) and took him under his wing, valuing his creative sense by asking for his feedback on writer packages and taking him to auditions. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 And just like that, the auditions are done and the battles have begun. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026 People from across Massachusetts have submitted auditions to be featured as the official overhead announcement voice at Logan Airport. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 In those early auditions, an unsuspecting superpower came from Kendrick’s radical modesty. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026 The first round of auditions is reportedly finished, and Villeneuve, Pascal, and Heyman have been contacting actors about the next round. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
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  1. exams
  2. examinations
  3. tests
  4. finals
Noun
  • For female models, those examinations include speculum and manual pelvic exams, along with breast exams.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Services include dental exams, cleanings, fillings, extractions and root canals, along with hearing evaluations and free hearing aids.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of exams
Noun
  • Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome's Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, also confirmed that the nodule was discovered by chance during routine abdominal examinations.
    — Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • We were inspired from how many great discoveries that went on to revolutionize science and medicine came about from looking around in nature and finding these odd things—PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, for example, or CRISPR.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Ayo Edebiri passes both tests.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of tests
Noun
  • That increases to five for the quarter-finals, six for the semi-finals and eight for the final, which also includes the third-place play-off.
    — Holly Shand, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • Boston has hosted community watch parties in other neighborhoods including Dorchester, Boston Common and East Boston, and more watch parties are planned for both the semi-finals and the July 19 final.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Definition of finals

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