reenacting

present participle of reenact

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reenacting Each of its first two seasons opens with multiple—some might say too many—episodes reenacting the central crimes with a level of self-aware salaciousness that makes the typical TV-MA docudrama look like children’s programming. Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025 The post began with a video of the former costars reenacting a famous scene from the hit series. Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025 Even internet games are reenacting the shooting and holding virtual parties celebrating Kirk’s death. Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenacting
Verb
  • Earlier in the day, Knowles spoke with Sherri Shepherd on the Sherri show, and praised Blue Ivy for performing onstage with her mother in front of crowds of 70,000 people per night.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest-performing models to help make its forecasts.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Finally, and probably most importantly, the ongoing CEO process presents a golden opportunity to recruit a world class operator capable of executing upon these initiatives.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Videos on social media show Hamas gunmen executing rivals in the streets.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Each Murdaugh who served was in charge of prosecuting all criminal cases in the state's 14th circuit district, overseeing Allendale, Colleton, Hampton, Beaufort and Jasper counties.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • This is no longer -- the Department of Justice is no longer the premier prosecuting office in America.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Cowboys aren’t committing many, and the Broncos are struggling to force them.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Erdogan accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, an allegation the Israelis wholly deny.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Appeasing and negotiating with Putin has failed for decades.
    Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The firm’s work with multinational corporations seeking licenses and permits before government agencies (such as energy companies requesting development permits or investment companies negotiating with the Securities and Exchange Commission), or even litigating in federal court, could evaporate.
    Fabio Bertoni, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But as Sora 2 users began recreating celebrities without consent, OpenAI was forced to act.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And the public gets some wild movies and TV shows that would otherwise never get made, doing crazy-stupid stuff like recreating Napoleonic-era sea battles off the coast of the Galapagos.
    John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is no alternative to it, not in the world Pasolini is depicting.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Tours range from two to four hours, with highlights including the New York Streets backlot, which has façades depicting a multitude of NYC neighborhoods, and the Prop Warehouse, which showcases recognizable props such as the bench from Forrest Gump and a Star Trek portal.
    Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Reenacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenacting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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