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
In her letter, Austen also nearly reenacts in these lines the scene in which Elizabeth is insulted at the ball.
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
And that is to reenact his descent on the Golden Escalator to announce his first presidential candidacy ten years earlier.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
One hundred twenty-five years later, on the same quay in Geneva, a theater troupe reenacts the event every Sunday.
—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
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
And that is to reenact his descent on the Golden Escalator to announce his first presidential candidacy ten years earlier.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 18 Aug. 2025
One hundred twenty-five years later, on the same quay in Geneva, a theater troupe reenacts the event every Sunday.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenact
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The reggaeton star’s ability to perform entirely in Spanish while topping charts globally has rewritten the rules of what mainstream success looks like.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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Just players performing the task at hand and being aware of certain situations.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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He was eventually executed for his actions.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Trump has long criticized Biden's use of the autopen, a routine method of executing official documents when signatories are unable to sign them.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In articles, litigation, and other public forums, leaders of those organizations argued that rather than stifle hate groups, prosecuting hate speakers would draw attention to their ideas and increase the following of these organizations.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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One gang, as opposed to sending in someone that’s 21 and over, will send somebody that is 14 years old to commit one of these horrific assaults, knowing that person is not going to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Republican Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is resigning to lead a new conservative organization committed to opposing teachers' unions.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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Poulsen has not committed to invoking Article 4 yet.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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The deal was negotiated by Piantedosi and Manager of Acquisitions and Sales Rachel White on behalf of Vertical and by CAA Media Finance on behalf of the filmmakers.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Obama Administration secretly negotiated the Iran nuclear deal without consulting GCC capitals.—
Firas Maksad,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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