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
One hundred twenty-five years later, on the same quay in Geneva, a theater troupe reenacts the event every Sunday.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors assembled the couple’s bed in the middle of the courtroom and attempted to reenact the death of Galva as described by Crespo in his statements to police.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately for the two, both became online celebrities overnight, as social media users began to dig deeper into the story, making memes and reenacting the scene on TikTok.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Long a holiday in the Black community and now federally recognized, the celebrations kick off each June 19, allowing people to gather, dance, reenact pivotal moments in history, and more.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors assembled the couple’s bed in the middle of the courtroom and attempted to reenact the death of Galva as described by Crespo in his statements to police.
—Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately for the two, both became online celebrities overnight, as social media users began to dig deeper into the story, making memes and reenacting the scene on TikTok.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Long a holiday in the Black community and now federally recognized, the celebrations kick off each June 19, allowing people to gather, dance, reenact pivotal moments in history, and more.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenact
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During the annual Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival, Shanghai is the first to set up a stage for performing bands.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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Around the same time, police reported Tammy's death as suspicious and performed an autopsy, with her cause of death being declared asphyxiation.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The move would mark an important milestone for Nvidia -backed Cohesity, which shelved IPO plans in 2021 to first execute a complex merger with its rival Veritas’ data protection unit, according to Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Spence was responsible for developing and executing all communications strategies for the entertainment company and its portfolio of businesses including television and film studio MRC, including Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter, data company Luminate, and Dick Clark Productions.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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He and Steve Bannon were each held in contempt of Congress and imprisoned for four months after the DOJ prosecuted them.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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After passing the bar, Aidala got his start with the Kings County District Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn prosecuting some of the borough’s worst crimes.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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McBee also admitted to committing additional fraud in 2019 and 2020.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many of the examples are stark, like the Potawatomi Nation which had negotiated with the federal government in hopes of staying in their homelands in the upper Midwest.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Neighbors Settling down in the suburbs with their newborn, Kelly (Rose Byrne) and Mac (Seth Rogen) attempt to negotiate a quiet-hours pact with the frat house next door.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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