rerun

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verb

re·​run (ˌ)rē-ˈrən 

reran (ˌ)rē-ˈran  ; rerun; rerunning

transitive verb

: to run again or anew

rerun

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noun

re·​run ˈrē-ˌrən  (ˌ)rē-ˈrən 

: 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

Verb

The report defines it as the work required to make AI usable, including feeding context, checking outputs, debugging mistakes, rerunning prompts, and cleaning up confident but wrong answers. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Aaru reran the entire survey blind—no humans—and its simulated respondents said roughly 40%. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 June 2026

Noun

Initiative Petition 28, which is a rerun of a similar measure that failed to make the ballot in both 2022 and 2024, would remove the legal exceptions that protect activities like hunting, fishing, trapping, and ranching from Oregon’s animal abuse statutes. — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026

An entire archive of potential reruns—more than eight hundred videos—also lay at his disposal. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1804, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rerun

• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
• homespun
• outdone
• outrun
• pashtun
• redone
• shotgun
• someone
• stepson

Kids Definition

rerun

1 of 2 verb

re·​run (ˈ)rē-ˈrən 

reran; rerun; rerunning

: to run again or anew

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