re·hash
(ˌ)rē-ˈhash 
rehashed; rehashing; rehashes
1
: to talk over or discuss again
2
: to present or use again in another form without substantial change or improvement
Examples of rehash in a Sentence
Verb
You're just rehashing the same argument all over again.
Recent Examples on the Web
Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 16 May 2024
By exploring the looming threats of World War II through the personal, O'Connor concretizes the stakes for the island, avoiding what might otherwise be a plodding rehashing of history.
—Kristen Martin, NPR, 16 May 2024
The message, often muddled or rehashed, has hit home for many, with fans mobbing Bardella for selfies at his campaign stops.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
The point is made obvious: fashion brands like Brandy Melville have built themselves on colonial fantasies at both an image and industrial level, but there are too-long segments rehashing fast fashion’s environmental damage that, though important, could make up a separate film.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Attorney General Todd Rokita is rehashing the debate over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, publishing a report that questions the data the state used to make decisions about lockdowns, mask mandates, and school closings.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Although later Godzilla movies would rehash its ecological ideas, the film stands out for its colorful animation, psychedelic theme song (complete with a surreal nightclub sequence where patrons’ heads turn into fish), and a monster that’s among the cruelest and most destructive in the canon.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
The call lasted some 20 minutes as Emanuel and Lublin rehashed the points in Endeavor’s earnings release; Lublin said the company is not providing 2024 financial guidance because of its review of strategic alternatives.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
Here's what else fans can expect from the reunion:
Part 1: Sunday, March 31: The season eight reunion kicks off as the women take center stage among their Monarch magazine Icons gallery to rehash all of the drama that occurred both on and off camera.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The speech was pretty much a rehash of the Fed chair’s recent public statements.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
That’s the obscure though conflicted message of combining Oppenheimer’s scientific risks with his moral uncertainty, then tying it to a vague and superficial rehash of the mid-century Red Scare.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Mar. 2024
Unfortunately, this latest iteration suffers from yet another crippled genre rehash by screenwriter Scott Teems (Firestarter, Halloween Kills, The Exorcist: Believer), who basically seems to have reworked James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s original.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023
Especially when the movie is basically a high-concept rehash of 2022’s Bodies Bodies Bodies, with less of the wicked satirical zing.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
The third season was buoyed by the performances of Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, but was otherwise a forgettable rehash.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024
Much of the opening statements was a rehash of pre-trial briefs that the DOJ and Google filed last week.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023
There are countless words on this subject, but this essay gives potentially new—and interesting—information rather than another rehash.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2023
Verb
The night also saw the return of many of the other women to rehash the drama of the season.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 16 May 2024
By exploring the looming threats of World War II through the personal, O'Connor concretizes the stakes for the island, avoiding what might otherwise be a plodding rehashing of history.
—Kristen Martin, NPR, 16 May 2024
The message, often muddled or rehashed, has hit home for many, with fans mobbing Bardella for selfies at his campaign stops.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
The point is made obvious: fashion brands like Brandy Melville have built themselves on colonial fantasies at both an image and industrial level, but there are too-long segments rehashing fast fashion’s environmental damage that, though important, could make up a separate film.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2024
Attorney General Todd Rokita is rehashing the debate over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, publishing a report that questions the data the state used to make decisions about lockdowns, mask mandates, and school closings.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Mar. 2024
Although later Godzilla movies would rehash its ecological ideas, the film stands out for its colorful animation, psychedelic theme song (complete with a surreal nightclub sequence where patrons’ heads turn into fish), and a monster that’s among the cruelest and most destructive in the canon.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
The call lasted some 20 minutes as Emanuel and Lublin rehashed the points in Endeavor’s earnings release; Lublin said the company is not providing 2024 financial guidance because of its review of strategic alternatives.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
Here's what else fans can expect from the reunion:
Part 1: Sunday, March 31: The season eight reunion kicks off as the women take center stage among their Monarch magazine Icons gallery to rehash all of the drama that occurred both on and off camera.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Noun
The icy eldritch god who serves as the main villain is a rehash of every CGI monster from the last 20 years.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
The speech was pretty much a rehash of the Fed chair’s recent public statements.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
That’s the obscure though conflicted message of combining Oppenheimer’s scientific risks with his moral uncertainty, then tying it to a vague and superficial rehash of the mid-century Red Scare.
—Armond White, National Review, 13 Mar. 2024
Unfortunately, this latest iteration suffers from yet another crippled genre rehash by screenwriter Scott Teems (Firestarter, Halloween Kills, The Exorcist: Believer), who basically seems to have reworked James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s original.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023
Especially when the movie is basically a high-concept rehash of 2022’s Bodies Bodies Bodies, with less of the wicked satirical zing.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
The third season was buoyed by the performances of Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, but was otherwise a forgettable rehash.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024
Much of the opening statements was a rehash of pre-trial briefs that the DOJ and Google filed last week.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023
There are countless words on this subject, but this essay gives potentially new—and interesting—information rather than another rehash.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2023
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