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verb re·tell \ (ˌ)rē-ˈtel \

Definition of retell

retold play \-ˈtōld\; retelling

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1 :to tell again or in another form

2 :to count again

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The movie retells the story of Romeo and Juliet.

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At present, there is no official line on the revolution - unusual for a country where history is often used and, at times, creatively retold for nationalistic purposes.

— chicagotribune.com, "The Bolshevik revolution is a Chinese tourist trap," 29 Aug. 2017
Cline-Thomas says, retelling the story in late June at an Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y., near his apartment.

— ira boudway, Bloomberg.com, "The New Off-Court Play for NBA Stars Is Startup Equity," 24 Aug. 2017
Bennett would also retell, albeit with less enthusiasm, his efforts to get Derek Jeter to the Reds.

— bob strickley, Cincinnati.com, "A life in baseball: Reds scout Gene Bennett dies at 89," 17 Aug. 2017
Everyone told and retold the story of the teenage striker.

— author: julia o'malley, Alaska Dispatch News, "Internet threats hound teen subsistence hunter after he kills bowhead whale," 12 Aug. 2017
Spencer Pratt, a former Hills villain and frequent player in many of the stories retold on the blog, has become an acquaintance of Matt’s, but hasn’t announced any plans to attend.

— erika harwood, Vanities, "Taking the Tabloid Headlines of the ’00s and Turning Them into Art," 28 July 2017
Now Mariah Carey’s life story will be retold for the small screen as a fictional drama series.

— lars brandle, Billboard, "Mariah Carey to Executive Produce TV Drama Based on Her Life Story: Report," 18 July 2017
But history comes down to retelling a story, and pictures go so far in accomplishing that.

— jacob gedetsis, kansascity, "This couple’s KC-themed collection is so huge they bought a second house to hold it," 14 July 2017
Dunkirk, the newest epic from Christopher Nolan, retells one of the iconic legends of the Second World War.

— david hambling, Popular Mechanics, "How the Real Battle of Dunkirk Showed Us the Future of War," 6 July 2017

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