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
Trained This Gopher?' Barrymore asked excitedly if Murray had actually whispered something into Johansson’s ear, to which the comedian reenacted the scene, leaning over and whispering into Barrymore’s ear.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Tush Push Friends don’t let friends reenact this Eagles play, a quarterback sneak that involves shoving someone’s posterior with tremendous force.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
They were invited guests, a troupe from Dyersville, Iowa, that comes out of the corn there to reenact Field of Dreams for tourists.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The brothers first revealed plans for the upcoming movie back in January, with a video of the trio reenacting the famous Love Actually cue card scene.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Tush Push Friends don’t let friends reenact this Eagles play, a quarterback sneak that involves shoving someone’s posterior with tremendous force.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
They were invited guests, a troupe from Dyersville, Iowa, that comes out of the corn there to reenact Field of Dreams for tourists.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The brothers first revealed plans for the upcoming movie back in January, with a video of the trio reenacting the famous Love Actually cue card scene.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenact
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Their offense, though, is performing below league average.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Each task is repeated about 50 times, and patients might perform a total of 300 repetitions in a single session, Subramani Seetharama, a rehabilitation specialist at Hartford HealthCare, said.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2025
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The torturous clobbering comes after Joel saves Abby from infected hordes and is coldly executed in front of his surrogate daughter, Ellie (Bella Ramsey).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Too often, families focus on assets before people, only to discover that even the most sophisticated investment strategy falters without the right talent executing it.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Cronin and his team of agents hoped to persuade Chinese authorities to prosecute Guanghua and Fujing Zheng, a father and son who were the top suspects.—
Sebastian Rotella,
ProPublica,
23 Apr. 2025
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Facebook messages helped prosecute Sarmad Dafar Prosecutors used Dafar’s Facebook messages as evidence in the case, according to the U.S. attorney's office.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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But McMillan was the Panthers’ headliner and sent a clear message that the organization is committed to helping its quarterback.—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Republicans are committed to trillions in federal spending cuts, and Medicaid is appearing as a large target.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2025
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His special envoy to Ukraine set a goal of negotiating an agreement even quicker during the first 100 days of Trump's term.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Still, there’s a fine line between negotiating smartly and offending a seller.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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