as in to perform
to act out a past event; to enact again
The group reenacted a famous American Civil War battle.
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Recent Examples of reenact
Books, movies, and museums have become increasingly interactive, but there's still nothing quite like standing in the very places where fossils and relics were discovered, or watching history reenacted.
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Today he can be found dressed as Revere at the Paul Revere House or, on special occasions, reenacting the revolutionary’s famous midnight ride.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Rosenblatt was fired from the police department in 2020 over a photo reenacting McClain's death.
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Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
During Muharram a community group will often stage a passion play (taʿziyyah) that reenacts the events of Ḥusayn’s martyrdom.
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Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
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Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Today he can be found dressed as Revere at the Paul Revere House or, on special occasions, reenacting the revolutionary’s famous midnight ride.
—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Rosenblatt was fired from the police department in 2020 over a photo reenacting McClain's death.
—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
During Muharram a community group will often stage a passion play (taʿziyyah) that reenacts the events of Ḥusayn’s martyrdom.
—
Charles Preston,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reenact
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Over the past three and a half decades, the group has performed across the country, including in Las Vegas and Detroit, while also making history closer to home.
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More than just a sporting event, live music capped the action on the first two nights, with Kaskade headlining Friday and DJs Mustard and Subtronics set to perform Saturday.
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The surest way to move the fastest, have the greatest impact and capture the most value is to vertically integrate and execute on the full value chain end-to-end.
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Most of the videos featured phony trades executed on dummy sites designed to resemble Polymarket, according to the Journal, which said the company's actions were part of a campaign to lure users to its offshore, unregulated platform.
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Despite this, Antero continued to withhold the oil & gas lease payments from the debtors because the charging order application was apparently still pending, even though Raley had done nothing to prosecute the application.
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Residents say their reports of the theft — like their complaints of other crimes — go unheeded because their 2-year-old apartment building lies in a law enforcement no man’s land where no police agency has the power or resources to investigate and prosecute run-of-the-mill crime.
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To address those concerns, Hulls has committed roughly $15 million to establish the Good Luck Fund, which acquires and preserves properties considered important to the community.
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Employers are concerned about spending so much money without knowing employees are committed and able to reap the long-term health benefits, Barner said.
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But Iran denied making any new commitments on monitoring, with state media reporting that Tehran did not negotiate the nuclear issue during 18 hours of discussions.
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The Heat and other NBA teams have been allowed to negotiate with their own impending free agents since June 14 — the day after the last game of the NBA Finals.
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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