1
as in summarizing
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant
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as in repeating
to make or do again
let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time
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Recent Examples of reprising
Wonder Man stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (hitting the comic book trifecta by joining Marvel after his Aquaman and Watchmen roles to play Simon Williams) and Sir Ben Kingsley (reprising his MCU role as Trevor Slattery) as unlikely friends who help each other audition for a big budget superhero movie.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Poulter was most recently reprising his role on the Emmy-winning series The Bear.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
In March 2025, Apple TV confirmed that the comedy series had been renewed and that Sudeikis would be reprising his role as the beloved Coach Lasso.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The upcoming film stars Samara Weaving, reprising her role as Grace MacCaullay, along with Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Nadeem Umar-Khitab, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The second half of the series is Ben Kingsley reprising his role as Trevor Slattery, the actor character who played The Mandarin in Iron Man 3, attempting to redeem himself after that fiasco.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Pitti Uomo is spotlighting six guest nations, reprising its collaborations with key institutional fashion associations globally for regional spotlights.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Hahn starred in Marvel series Agatha All Along, reprising her role of the magical enchantress who causes all sorts of trouble for both good and bad guys.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Following his breakout role, the Canadian actor kept busy with movie gigs in The Sandlot 2 (2005), Unaccompanied Minors (2006) and Trick 'r Treat (2009) before reprising Thurman in the 2016 sequel Bad Santa 2.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Poulter was most recently reprising his role on the Emmy-winning series The Bear.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
In March 2025, Apple TV confirmed that the comedy series had been renewed and that Sudeikis would be reprising his role as the beloved Coach Lasso.
—Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
The upcoming film stars Samara Weaving, reprising her role as Grace MacCaullay, along with Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, Nadeem Umar-Khitab, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The second half of the series is Ben Kingsley reprising his role as Trevor Slattery, the actor character who played The Mandarin in Iron Man 3, attempting to redeem himself after that fiasco.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Pitti Uomo is spotlighting six guest nations, reprising its collaborations with key institutional fashion associations globally for regional spotlights.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Hahn starred in Marvel series Agatha All Along, reprising her role of the magical enchantress who causes all sorts of trouble for both good and bad guys.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Following his breakout role, the Canadian actor kept busy with movie gigs in The Sandlot 2 (2005), Unaccompanied Minors (2006) and Trick 'r Treat (2009) before reprising Thurman in the 2016 sequel Bad Santa 2.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprising
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The cache also included email correspondence between prosecutors, printouts of thousands of emails that Epstein either sent or received, news clippings and reports written by FBI agents summarizing their interviews with witnesses and alleged victims in the investigation.—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Copilot is integrated into each of these and can help do anything from analyzing data, building presentations faster, and summarizing emails on Outlook.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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Those were the Dave Wannstedt days, and now history might be repeating itself with the freshest fruit from the Wanny coaching tree.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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That can be expected with the competition getting tougher, but Hunter understood that TCU would need more from her offensively to achieve its goal of repeating as Big 12 champion.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2026
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Instead of simply outlining Eminem’s life, his fans play a large role in sharing what his music has meant to them throughout the decades.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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As previously reported by the Daily News, the USDOT sent a letter to the Gateway Development Commission and the MTA last month, outlining changes to its contracting practices that would be required to restore funding.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Yet a clear contrast emerged over how close current models are to replicating human intelligence and what the likely near-term economic impacts of the technology will be.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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This development isn’t entirely surprising because, while Mancini’s preseason play was flashy, the odds of him replicating that dynamic offensive success were slim against stiffer NHL regular-season competition, and, more importantly, the two-way details of his game were still a work in progress.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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State spending has continued to rise since Covid, renewing the need for revenue.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Things took a turn for the worse two years ago when a door plug blew off an Alaska Air 737 Max shortly after take-off, renewing questions about the safety of its manufacturing and put federal restrictions on the pace of production.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Reprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprising. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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