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
Remaining veterans of the battle reenacted it in the 1820s.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
At one point, Trump did a physical impersonation of a female weight lifter and a trans weight lifter, and reenacted a scenario where the female loses a competition to a trans opponent.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Inspired by a real-life 2022 hostage crisis in Amsterdam, the film reenacts the tense standoff that unfolded at an Apple Store in the city's bustling Leidseplein Square.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The episode opens with the voiceover and the hero twins reenacting the Ye’iitsoh mythology in a play.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
At one point, Trump did a physical impersonation of a female weight lifter and a trans weight lifter, and reenacted a scenario where the female loses a competition to a trans opponent.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Inspired by a real-life 2022 hostage crisis in Amsterdam, the film reenacts the tense standoff that unfolded at an Apple Store in the city's bustling Leidseplein Square.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The episode opens with the voiceover and the hero twins reenacting the Ye’iitsoh mythology in a play.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenact
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But this year, the original cast members of Hamilton are not throwing away their shot to perform at Broadway’s biggest night.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Also in New York City, Uma Thurman brings her daughter Luna to the opening night of Eurydice, while Ciara performs at King's Cross in London.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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The bride clarified that each idea only took about a minute to execute if not less time.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The Syrian government even returned the belongings of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 after his espionage was discovered, in a goodwill gesture.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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While there is no direct evidence of impropriety, the episode raises the question: Could a president be prosecuted for accepting bribes for pardons?—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Brockbank was prosecuted by a task force started under the Biden administration in 2021 to combat the rise of threats targeting election officials.—
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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But by the time Mo returned for its second season, this past January, the massacre Hamas committed on Israeli soil on that day in 2023 had catalyzed a war that has decimated Gaza.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Good leaders and employees commit to clear objectives and the approach to achieving them.—
Megan Leasher,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The deal was negotiated by VP of Sales and Acquisitions Alex Peters on behalf of Brainstorm and by Christian Sosa of Roosevelt Film Lab.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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Here’s the thing, no employee should be left to negotiate basic dignity on their own.—
Aparna Rae,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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