: the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition
especially
: a movie or television show that is rerun
Examples of rerun in a Sentence
Verb
Last week's show is being rerun tomorrow night.
They reran the race, but the result was the same.
He reran the software on my computer.
Noun
She spent her vacation watching summer reruns.
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Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Romanian populist Calin Georgescu announced his retirement from politics after being barred from running in the country’s presidential election rerun this month.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 May 2025
This is a rerun of an episode that first aired in May 2007.
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Its single season premiered in France in 1982 and was rerun for decades.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Romanian populist Calin Georgescu announced his retirement from politics after being barred from running in the country’s presidential election rerun this month.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
Even reruns of the sitcom had more viewers than new episodes of other series that were airing at the time.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 18 May 2025
This is a rerun of an episode that first aired in May 2007.
—New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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rerun
2 of 2 noun
re·run
ˈrē-ˌrən 
(ˈ)rē-ˈrən
1
: the act or action or an instance of rerunning
2
: a television program or movie that is rerun
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