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audition

[aw-dish-uhn] / ɔˈdɪʃ ən /
NOUN
test of ability
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"The rugby club is where she had her first audition," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Ippolito surprised them with an audition in which he managed to capture the essence of Stallone, including his mannerisms and physique.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Gearing up to shoot “I Play Rocky” required Ippolito to add the only thing lacking in his basement audition: the physical bulk of Rocky Balboa.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

When the 37-year-old musical-theater performer and professor from Malden recorded her audition, she had her two lucky props: a Larry Bird doll and a souvenir Dunkin’ cup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“That way, the audition should move along quickly and smoothly. At this point you don't know what scene you’ll be in, so you just have to be ready for anything.”

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

During the audition process she was given time off for the VisionQuest auditions, even though she could not tell her manager what the auditions were for.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

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

Maybe you’ve heard the premise of “The Debut”: Meek suburban wife auditions for a community theater musical despite having no experience or, quite frankly, apparent talent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

At auditions, I was afraid I’d freeze up and forget all my lines or pee my pants or something.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy

Mitte, who grew up in Louisiana, was a young teen when he auditioned for the breakthrough role after moving to Los Angeles to support his younger sister's acting career in 2005.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

On a double date with her husband and their best friends, Mona, beaming, tells the group that she’s auditioned for “a musical show.”

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

In introducing her tribute on Sunday night, Rock recalled when Eleazar auditioned for the part.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

I told him, auditioned and got the role.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

And I’m good, thanks © I auditioned for SAB yesterday, and I was really nervous about it.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

Apart from a polarizing headlight design, the Rivian actually looked like a pickup, while the Cybertruck was auditioning for a part in a Mad Max movie.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

For most of the year, Lyndon Laveaux is like any other artist in Los Angeles, auditioning for acting gigs, making music and writing projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

She’s more interested in what simply auditioning made her feel, how she came alive, if only for a brief few moments until Jerry cut her off.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Watt isn’t just filling in for Tony Romo during his leave—he’s auditioning to be CBS’s top NFL game analyst.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

No clue how Ms. Albright talked so many guys into auditioning this year.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli


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