reenacting

present participle of reenact

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenacting
Verb
  • For a guy used to the warmth of an arena crowd, Pragiwaksono romanticizes open mics, those awkward showcases of aspiring comics performing largely in front of other aspiring comics.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 July 2026
  • Outside, there will be giveaways, inflatables, DJs and local mascots and cheerleaders performing.
    Elizabeth Green, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Smaller teams of high-agency engineers and builders are managing fleets of agents rather than executing every task by hand.
    Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Hugging Face, for its part, published a forensic timeline, describing how the autonomous AI system spent four and a half days executing 17,600 distinct hacking actions across multiple organizations — without direct involvement by any humans.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Smith dropped both cases after Trump won the 2024 election, citing a DOJ policy against prosecuting a sitting president.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Assistant District Attorney Madeline Jones is prosecuting the case with attorney Elizabeth Haratsis.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Jones is accused of committing nine offenses against the man, including kissing him multiple times without consent and touching the man’s genitals while the man was driving.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Dalke earned significant media attention as a young golf prospect, committing to a scholarship at the University of Oklahoma at the age of 12.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • By negotiating lower net prices for GLP-1 with drug manufacturers, CMS theoretically created a favorable condition for Part D plan participation in BALANCE.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Casemiro's discovery rights were held by the LA Galaxy, and by league rule that would have prevented Inter Miami from negotiating with him.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The backstory La Playa was built in 1905 by landscape painter Chris Jorgensen (he's known for his work depicting California landscapes; a number of his paintings are displayed at the property) for his wife, chocolate heiress Angela Ghirardelli.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • Three traditional Chinese flower-and-bird paintings, ancient ceramic fragments depicting the magnolia, and works by a local paper flower maker helped set the scene.
    Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Director Josh Greenbaum revealed during the panel that recreating Lord Dark Helmet’s signature look required plenty of attention to detail — right down to Moranis’ eyewear.
    Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
  • If adopting that model requires rebuilding those workflows, recreating evaluation frameworks and rediscovering years of operational learning, the cost of switching extends far beyond changing an API.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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“Reenacting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenacting. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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