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 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 Sotnychenko’s sophomore feature follows a Ukrainian artist who embarks on a project reenacting political assassinations across Europe, driven by a desire to escape. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 21 June 2026 Today he can be found dressed as Revere at the Paul Revere House or, on special occasions, reenacting the revolutionary’s famous midnight ride. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 Rosenblatt was fired from the police department in 2020 over a photo reenacting McClain's death. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 June 2026

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Verb

Give yourself permission to enjoy connection without performing constant availability.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
The special show at the sanctuary found Wakeman sitting at a grand piano and performing a few new compositions written specifically for the bears.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of performing

Verb

The 30-logical-qubit demonstration represents an important data point in the industry’s effort to move from isolated quantum experiments toward machines capable of executing increasingly long and reliable computations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
Most importantly, ask whether your team has started avoiding good ideas because executing them on the website feels too difficult.

— James Fratzke, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of executing

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Such arrests have profound impacts on the lives and reputations of those falsely accused and take valuable resources away from prosecuting actual perpetrators.

— Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
At the time, Guilfoyle was an assistant DA in San Francisco prosecuting a high-profile dog-mauling case and making the rounds on cable news.

— Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecuting

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As Fox reported in its broadcast, the last time the Bills won a game despite committing five turnovers was in 1997 against Indianapolis.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
The airport-massager sketch had Brunson in a supporting role to Mikey Day, whose commendable job committing to the bit couldn’t keep it from being one-note.

— Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of committing

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Over seven episodes, the candidates take on the actual work of a broker, negotiating multimillion-euro deals and handling discerning clients.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026
To insulate its power consumers, TVA is negotiating cost-sharing agreements with commercial partners.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiating

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Adults, Yoshida says, drift away from a child’s heart as their perspective rises, and end up depicting their idea of what a child should be.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
Your room key arrives with a sleeve of vintage postcards depicting scenes from the late 1800s era of the Olde Naples Hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of depicting

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In one interview, police brought him back to the home and filmed him recreating the scene, mimicking grabbing his gun, finding Causse, firing off the shots that killed Miller in the hallway, and then calling 9-1-1.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Of course, there’s still no recreating the chemistry or comfort of a club’s dedicated TV announcing booth, melded into a family over the course of 162 games, summer after summer.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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