as in exam
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 audition
Blind auditions are a standard for orchestras, where the musicians perform behind a screen or closed doors so that race, gender and size are not a factor.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Her mother shepherded her to auditions and jobs with an all-business attitude that only occasionally tipped into overprotectiveness.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Per the logline revealed Wednesday, 12 up-and-coming dancers will move into one house and compete in a grueling audition process for the coveted Season 35 slot.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
Conductor auditions The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions for an associate conductor/youth orchestra conductor during May.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Her mother shepherded her to auditions and jobs with an all-business attitude that only occasionally tipped into overprotectiveness.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Per the logline revealed Wednesday, 12 up-and-coming dancers will move into one house and compete in a grueling audition process for the coveted Season 35 slot.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
Conductor auditions The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions for an associate conductor/youth orchestra conductor during May.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audition
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In Chicago, the charter network Noble Schools routinely outperformed the city’s district students on college entrance exams, even though students arrived at Noble with lower average test scores.—
Steven F. Wilson,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, the class action lawsuit has more than 200 of Todd’s patients sign on, who say they were abused or assaulted during what were supposed to be exams.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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In the second experiment, 22 participants completed a version of the side-stepping test designed to capture the acceleration of different body segments.—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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After a test launch in Jacksonville and Orlando, Winn-Dixie expanded its same-day Amazon delivery partnership to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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The infant may have sustained puncture wounds, but the official cause of death is pending an examination by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office, police said.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Colleges are beginning to respond with interviews, oral examinations, and in-person assessments.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last year, Huarte fell in the Southern Section semifinals to Palos Verdes ninth-grader Andrew Johnson, who went on to beat Tallakson 6-4, 6-3 in the final.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Seminoles held off West Orange 8-4 in Saturday’s final at the Belen school’s aquatic center in Miami.—
Steve Gorches,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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And in the last five years, 35% of the students have placed in the top 10 for the Diocese’s placement test.—
Stephen Wilder,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Mar. 2026
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The idea that students might score poorly on a placement test or get answers wrong in an algebra class was no surprise.—
Tammi Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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