as in performed
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 reenacted
Opening the second half with an especially poignant scene, a different pair reenacted the many days when even choosing to get out of bed and face another day of disability is difficult.
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Cory Trenda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Whether or not The Bitch of Buchenwald did what is reenacted on the show isn’t relevant, because her activities are placed in the context of a comic book that exaggerates history to make a point — just like Monster does.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
One player reenacted how Deon caught the ball cleanly.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Winner's story has been told in a 2021 documentary Reality Winner, the 2023 film Reality, and in the play Is This A Room, in which actors reenacted the transcript of the FBI interrogation of her.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
There were also fewer viral social media takedowns than after Season 1, which had its big moments reenacted online.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Cory Trenda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
Whether or not The Bitch of Buchenwald did what is reenacted on the show isn’t relevant, because her activities are placed in the context of a comic book that exaggerates history to make a point — just like Monster does.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
One player reenacted how Deon caught the ball cleanly.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Winner's story has been told in a 2021 documentary Reality Winner, the 2023 film Reality, and in the play Is This A Room, in which actors reenacted the transcript of the FBI interrogation of her.
—Terry Gross, NPR, 11 Sep. 2025
There were also fewer viral social media takedowns than after Season 1, which had its big moments reenacted online.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenacted
Verb
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Wearing a Tom Ford tuxedo, the prince posed on the green carpet alongside singers Mendes and Minogue, who both performed at his late mother Queen Elizabeth II's 92nd birthday London concert in 2018.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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That was when the practice began of parents withholding food from children who performed badly on their pre-exams as an incentive to study harder.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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In January 2014, nearly 70 years after George was executed, a judge held a two-day hearing, which included testimony from three of George’s surviving siblings, members of the search party and several experts.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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He was almost prosecuted for counterfeiting.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Montejano was prosecuted for crimes committed from July 2019 through January 2022, court records show.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Since its founding, the organization has delivered over 72 million meals in total and has committed to eliminating elder hunger in New York City by 2040.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Investing in child care makes a statement that the state is committed to changing that, starting with kids’ earliest years.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Samuel Zimmerman negotiated the acquisition for Independent Film Company and Shudder, while Blue Finch Films represented the filmmakers.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The deal was negotiated by CEO Andre Relis and COO Jessica Russo of VMI and Chee Keong Cheung on behalf of Action Xtreme.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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It’s been shared 23,000 times on Facebook, NBC found, although it is actually composed of just a few faces repeated over and over again.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Spencer said the same mistake cannot be repeated in Gaza.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Reenacted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenacted. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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