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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Please reread the Constitution and brush up on the section about co-equal branches of government.
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But a new sharp biography by Frances Wilson has sent me back to reread some of her twenty or so other novels.
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Save time reviewing complex topics like thermodynamics or genetics without having to reread entire sections before your exam.
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Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2026
His goal was to reread a guest’s entire body of work before an interview.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
But a new sharp biography by Frances Wilson has sent me back to reread some of her twenty or so other novels.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
Save time reviewing complex topics like thermodynamics or genetics without having to reread entire sections before your exam.
—Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Reread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reread. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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