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dummy runs

dummy runs is the plural of dummy run.

Meaning of dummy run

Noun

dummy run (plural dummy runs)

  1. (idiomatic) A trial or practice before the real attempt.
    • We'll try a dummy run with a small group first, to check that it works correctly.
    Synonyms:
    dry run

Questions about dummy runs

What is dummy runs the plural of?
Dummy runs is the plural of dummy run.

Words near dummy runs in the dictionary

  1. dummy lights
  2. dummy out
  3. dummy pronoun
  4. dummy pronouns
  5. dummy run
  6. dummy runs
  7. dummy scissors
  8. dummy spit
  9. dummy spits
  10. dummy subject
  11. dummy subjects

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dummy runs (page history and authors); dummy run (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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