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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While seated on a bench in Washington Square Park, Shepard read and reread the rave Village Voice review in stunned silence.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
This reflects Rabbinic Judaism’s tendency to reread biblical and other texts about land and power as metaphors for spiritual growth and faith.
—Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
For the next few years, Almqvist read and reread Cassel’s journals.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
She’s also been rereading chapters of the Taoist text Zhuangzi, which has inspired her fall show.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
This reflects Rabbinic Judaism’s tendency to reread biblical and other texts about land and power as metaphors for spiritual growth and faith.
—Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
For the next few years, Almqvist read and reread Cassel’s journals.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
She’s also been rereading chapters of the Taoist text Zhuangzi, which has inspired her fall show.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Reread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reread. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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