Thesaurus results for REENACTING

reenacting

verb

present participle of reenact

as in performing

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 reenacting There are better ways to bring fun and novelty to this show than reenacting old RHONY GIFs. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 The meta-ness of Seyfried returning to play Holmes snowballs into her reenacting real-life moments that Fielder and Oppenheim couldn’t capture on camera. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 The harassment included students showing him a video with racial slurs and reenacting the video in front of him. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 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 Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted the sheriff’s office, reenacting the scenarios that Stork described, according to the arrest report. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 In addition to reenacting that throw, Williams suggested a Chicago skyline background for the cover to emulate Michael Jordan’s iconic 1985 Nike campaign. — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2026 For example, members of the Lexington Minute Men, a volunteer reenacting group, must appear historically accurate at a close distance. — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026 The women are seen reenacting their iconic one-liners from their most dramatic moments on the shows, right before the trailer gives a sneak peek into the tension and drama that will unfold on their trip. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026

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Verb

Footage and audio of Prince performing onstage is interspersed throughout, underscoring the musical legacy Fisher is preparing to take on.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2026
Her set evoked a football halftime show and homecoming celebration at historically Black colleges and universities, with a marching band, drum line, steppers and majorette-style dancers performing in front of bleachers.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of performing

Verb

Dakar winner Brock Heger quickly showed us all how to do it, perfectly executing the side-by-side equivalent of a skateboard tailslide along the wall’s highest point.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 Nov. 2026
That didn’t stop the Commanders from being one of the worst teams in the league at executing through the first six weeks of the season.

— Tashan Reed, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of executing

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One of the pipeline operator CEOs wrote Abbott a $1 million check at the end of that winter storm, almost as if to say thank you for not prosecuting them.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 12 Nov. 2026
The case referee will hear testimony from witnesses and arguments from Sanchez-Medina’s defense attorneys, Gwen Daniels and Barry Richard, and prosecuting Bar attorneys.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of prosecuting

Verb

Suno, which has an office in San Francisco, is accused in the lawsuit of committing direct copyright infringement, circumvention of protection measures and removal or alteration of copyright management information.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Enjoy the gathering without committing to every extension of it.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of committing

Verb

The two parties have not merged, but their cooperation effectively gives Eisenkot the negotiating backing of 33 lawmakers — more than Netanyahu's Likud, which remains the largest individual party in the Knesset with 27 seats.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
The Florida State Ethics Board found that former mayor Brent Latham may have violated conflicts of interest regulations for accepting gifts from the Argentine soccer association while negotiating the deal.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of negotiating

Verb

On the walls inside are archival photographs depicting the house’s history, alongside works by contemporary German artists, including Isa Dahl, Rachel von Morgenstern, Rhea Standke and Ina Gerken.

— Cathrin Schaer, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026
Across the West, the outlook favors snow in the Rocky Mountains and at higher elevations in California, while depicting valleys and lower-lying areas as less certain.

— Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

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