Thesaurus results for REENACT

reenact

verb

Definition of reenact next

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 This year’s ceremony, by contrast, opened with a pair of dancers in angel wings reenacting the neoclassical sculpture Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss, which was created about 100 years before the invention of the lightbulb. —

Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026 One component of the agreement barred the federal government, for at least eight years, from reenacting immigration policies that systematically separate children and parents. —

Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026 Immediately, the indelible comedy of the scene kicks in, as dancers and singers reenact the dream, which Golde takes as a sign that daughter Tzeitel should marry penniless but hardworking tailor Motel. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026 From the crossing of the Delaware, which to this day is reenacted every year at the spot where the military units landed in New Jersey, to the many other pivotal moments in our nation's history, the Tri-State Area is home to some remarkable facts. —

Mary Calvi, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reenact

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Rural hospitals among top performers Six of Mercy's rural hospitals, including two in Arkansas, have been included in The Chartis Center for Rural Health's lists of the 100 top-performing rural hospitals across the country.

— Mark Mondier, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
Queens like Alexis Michelle, Jan, Rosé, Denali, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Loosey LaDuca, Plasma, and even Suzie Toot all arrived at the show with extreme levels of performing polish and high levels of talent and often did well but didn’t ever seem to truly break through with Ru.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2026