reenact
verb
re·en·act
ˌrē-ə-ˈnakt 
reenacted; reenacting; reenacts
1
: to enact (something, such as a law) again
2
: to act or perform again
3
: to repeat the actions of (an earlier event or incident)
Examples of reenact in a Sentence
The group reenacted a famous American Civil War battle.
Recent Examples on the Web
McLellan’s film is set in 1992, going back to his own northern New England past and a peak of PSB’s creativity to reenact the development toward adulthood that is so crucial to the chaos engaged by Millennial youth.
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Armond White, National Review, 10 May 2024
The series tells the story of Donny (Richard Gadd, reenacting a version of his own life), a bartender and wannabe comedian who serves Martha (Jessica Gunning) a free cup of tea, unknowingly starting a yearslong odyssey that begins with thousands of harassing emails and gets worse from there.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Brittany wrote on her Instagram Story, tagging the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback in the quirky high school photo, and sharing another picture of the pair reenacting the exact same poses.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The other is my own piece about watching my kids reenact the summer rituals of my childhood on Washington State's San Juan Islands.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2024
Mai and her daughter can also be seen reenacting a scene from Disney's Lady and the Tramp, each slurping on one side of a noodle until Monaco breaks it off.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Hayley Kiyoko and Kerri Colby reenacted the Cruel Intentions moment with a can of Cann.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Kids will have lots of fun playing and even reenacting scenes from their favorite cartoon show.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
The burning of the ship is reenacted each January, and members of the Monegasque royal family typically attend.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
Armond White, National Review, 10 May 2024
The series tells the story of Donny (Richard Gadd, reenacting a version of his own life), a bartender and wannabe comedian who serves Martha (Jessica Gunning) a free cup of tea, unknowingly starting a yearslong odyssey that begins with thousands of harassing emails and gets worse from there.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Brittany wrote on her Instagram Story, tagging the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback in the quirky high school photo, and sharing another picture of the pair reenacting the exact same poses.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
The other is my own piece about watching my kids reenact the summer rituals of my childhood on Washington State's San Juan Islands.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2024
Mai and her daughter can also be seen reenacting a scene from Disney's Lady and the Tramp, each slurping on one side of a noodle until Monaco breaks it off.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Hayley Kiyoko and Kerri Colby reenacted the Cruel Intentions moment with a can of Cann.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Kids will have lots of fun playing and even reenacting scenes from their favorite cartoon show.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 23 Mar. 2024
The burning of the ship is reenacted each January, and members of the Monegasque royal family typically attend.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reenact. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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