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
Lewis H. LaphamExamples of reread in a Sentence
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Some card descriptions are a bit wordy, forcing pauses to reread during your first attempts.
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Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Additional instructions or rereading the testimony would not help in deliberations.
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Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
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26 June 2026
While the restaurant staff checked with a manager, Carson headed to the car to reread the receipt and moments later returned with the realization that changed the entire night.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
Both novels reward rereading during our own age of plutocratic media ownership and resurgent imperial folly.
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Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Additional instructions or rereading the testimony would not help in deliberations.
—
Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
While the restaurant staff checked with a manager, Carson headed to the car to reread the receipt and moments later returned with the realization that changed the entire night.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
Both novels reward rereading during our own age of plutocratic media ownership and resurgent imperial folly.
—
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reread
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“Reread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reread. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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