: the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition
especially
: a movie or television show that is rerun
Examples of rerun in a Sentence
Verb
Last week's show is being rerun tomorrow night.
They reran the race, but the result was the same.
He reran the software on my computer.
Noun
She spent her vacation watching summer reruns.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gov. Spencer Cox, Gov. Wes Moore, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Mitchell calls out, and four or five runners take their spots on the blocks to run, and rerun, the same 100, 200, 400 meters.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
Andy Swift, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2024
Keenen was disillusioned and on the way out, because of his clashes with the network over the edgy show; in particular, Fox's repackaging of the show for reruns and to appear on a startup sister network called FX.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
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Verb
The Harris Poll, which has tracked public opinion for over 60 years, recently reran a 2022 survey on the issues that matter most to Americans.
—Gov. Spencer Cox, Gov. Wes Moore, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Mitchell calls out, and four or five runners take their spots on the blocks to run, and rerun, the same 100, 200, 400 meters.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
Noun
The Tonight Show will now only air four new episodes per week (Monday through Thursday), reserving Fridays for reruns, TVLine has confirmed.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2024
Keenen was disillusioned and on the way out, because of his clashes with the network over the edgy show; in particular, Fox's repackaging of the show for reruns and to appear on a startup sister network called FX.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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rerun
2 of 2 noun
re·run
ˈrē-ˌrən 
(ˈ)rē-ˈrən
1
: the act or action or an instance of rerunning
2
: a television program or movie that is rerun
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