: 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.
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Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
In the end, NBC never even aired the complete series—three of the show’s 18 episodes reached audiences only when Fox Family reran the series later that year.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Cheerleaders hyped up the energy while reruns of past games played on a giant screen.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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Verb
When the call was made to pull Kimmel on Wednesday, existing protocol dictated that ABC should’ve aired a pre-approved episode of the show to rerun.
—Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
In the end, NBC never even aired the complete series—three of the show’s 18 episodes reached audiences only when Fox Family reran the series later that year.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
However, instead of broadcasting the special Friday, Sinclair affiliates aired a rerun of Celebrity Family Feud, Variety reports.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Cheerleaders hyped up the energy while reruns of past games played on a giant screen.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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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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