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
The wins over Villa and Madrid were achieved with Andy Robertson restored at left-back, at the expense of new signing Milos Kerkez, and with Dominik Szoboszlai bringing more balance and physical presence by reprising last season’s advanced-midfield role.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Butler recently starred in the Universal Pictures live-action adaptation of the animation franchise How to Train Your Dragon, reprising his role of Hiccup’s father Stoick.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
In addition to Hemsworth, Chalotra and Allan reprising their starring roles, season 5 of The Witcher will likely feature other characters fans have grown to love.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
David Arquette, Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley are reprising their deceased characters from past films, and Campbell is back leading the franchise in her role as Sidney Prescott.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The central Slow Horses cast will return for season 6, with Oldman, Lowden, Chung, Bradley, and Thomas reprising their roles alongside Saskia Reeves, Samuel West, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Tom Brooke, Joanna Scanlan, and Jonathan Pryce.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Andy and Barbara Muschietti team up once more with an exciting new cast, which includes Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role of Pennywise.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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
And while some are reprising their roles, including Wi Ha-jun as the detective and Gong Yoo as the Recruiter, Squid Game 2 welcomes Korean industry veterans Kang Ae-sim, The Glory’s Park Sung-hoon, and Sweet Home’s Park Gyu-young and Lee Jin-uk.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Butler recently starred in the Universal Pictures live-action adaptation of the animation franchise How to Train Your Dragon, reprising his role of Hiccup’s father Stoick.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
In addition to Hemsworth, Chalotra and Allan reprising their starring roles, season 5 of The Witcher will likely feature other characters fans have grown to love.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2025
David Arquette, Matthew Lillard and Scott Foley are reprising their deceased characters from past films, and Campbell is back leading the franchise in her role as Sidney Prescott.
—Giana Levy, Variety, 30 Oct. 2025
The central Slow Horses cast will return for season 6, with Oldman, Lowden, Chung, Bradley, and Thomas reprising their roles alongside Saskia Reeves, Samuel West, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Tom Brooke, Joanna Scanlan, and Jonathan Pryce.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Andy and Barbara Muschietti team up once more with an exciting new cast, which includes Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role of Pennywise.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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
And while some are reprising their roles, including Wi Ha-jun as the detective and Gong Yoo as the Recruiter, Squid Game 2 welcomes Korean industry veterans Kang Ae-sim, The Glory’s Park Sung-hoon, and Sweet Home’s Park Gyu-young and Lee Jin-uk.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprising
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Samsung Galaxy Deals The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra boasts a stunning display that remains readable in direct sunlight, while next-level AI features genuinely save time, such as summarizing calls or locating pet photos with vague voice commands.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
1 Dec. 2025
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Dayflow is built around a few core tasks like scanning screenshots and summarizing users’ activity.—
Jasmine Cui,
NBC news,
30 Nov. 2025
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Do all your reps on this side before switching sides and repeating.—
Greg Presto,
Outside,
7 Jan. 2026
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Spray affected areas thoroughly, and wipe the plant to remove webs, repeating the process every few days, says Peters.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those streamers that have accrued more than a million subscribers in the country will be required to spend a portion of their local revenue or investment on original Australian shows or films after the government introduced a bill outlining new rules.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has asked the federal government for $1 billion to improve rural health care, outlining plans for adding community health workers, investing in new technologies such as artificial intelligence and establishing more partnerships across the state.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some experts believe the total number of assets tied up in passive funds could be 2x higher because many active fund managers have started replicating passive fund strategies.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
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Fans got a glimpse of Jaafar in the role during the November 2025 teaser trailer, which showed the first footage of the young star replicating his uncle's iconic choreography.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Kathleen Wageman, a club leader, said only 47 of the club’s 122 members have committed to renewing their $500 annual memberships because many of them are facing an additional $300 annual fee for parking.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Bar Chelou When faced with renewing its Pasadena lease just after the January fires, the team behind Bar Chelou bistro decided to close.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Reprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprising. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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