reread
verb
re·read
(ˌ)rē-ˈrēd 
reread
(ˌ)rē-ˈred
; rereading
; rereading
: to read (something) again
had to reread the passage several times to make sense of it
… might do well to reread Shakespeare or Homer.—
Lewis H. Lapham
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Maybe rereading children’s books is not really about returning to childhood.
—Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
The day after Collins’ death, Tellem, now vice chairman for the Detroit Pistons, began rereading the Sports Illustrated piece.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 16 May 2026
These are readers and viewers who annotate, who reread, who track timelines, who have opinions about minor characters and secondary plot threads.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
The trappings of romance are fantasy — but the emotion that leads people to reread a book?
—Eloisa James, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
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Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
The day after Collins’ death, Tellem, now vice chairman for the Detroit Pistons, began rereading the Sports Illustrated piece.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 16 May 2026
These are readers and viewers who annotate, who reread, who track timelines, who have opinions about minor characters and secondary plot threads.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
The trappings of romance are fantasy — but the emotion that leads people to reread a book?
—Eloisa James, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
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“Reread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reread. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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