Thesaurus results for REENACT

reenact

verb

Definition of reenact

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 Each year on the night of September 15, Mexico’s president reenacts the famous grito from the National Palace in Mexico City, ringing the exact same bell Hidalgo did and leading the crowd in cries honoring the heroes of independence. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 Tam says the suspect’s wealthy family and local police repeatedly urged her to accept money and avoid charges, even asking her to reenact the assault that left her traumatized. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The show reenacted a 1978 altercation in which McConaughey’s Dickens confronted Bell after Bell allegedly exposed himself to children. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026 Both films show their stunted couples attempting to start over, reenacting the beginning of their relationship, when everything was terrifyingly and beautifully undetermined. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reenact

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Padma Khanna and other doubles performed some of the dances instead of Kumari, which made the continuity puzzle harder.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
And warming temperatures are hindering their ability to perform essential functions.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of perform

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Classical computers can efficiently execute this method, but translating it into quantum circuits creates a major storage problem.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
There's no one character who came up with the idea and executed it … the existence of AI today comes down to many papers, many individual discoveries, and a whole lot of obsession.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of execute

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Rasco said the State Attorney’s Office committee recommended that the officer who fired the fatal bullet should not be prosecuted.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Pillay has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of prosecute

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In August 2021, Qatar signed another agreement committing $40 million to a cash assistance program that would give nearly 100,000 Palestinian households $100 per month for four months.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
In 2013, the foundation committed $50 million to establish Dell Medical School at UT Austin, along with another $10 million for local health care initiatives.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of commit

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And third, the FCC can negotiate a consent decree with the broadcaster to redress any violations and resolve an enforcement matter.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
No consensus on what counts as a weapon International efforts to negotiate a new framework banning all weapons in space have stalled because there is no agreement on what counts as a space weapon, among other things, according to Samson.

— Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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