as in performs
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 reenacts
Ordained to the Catholic priesthood in June, Jimenez was watching as parishioners acted out the Nativity scene during a posada, a Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem in search of shelter.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
This 9-night event reenacts the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem with songs, costumes and music.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
In her letter, Austen also nearly reenacts in these lines the scene in which Elizabeth is insulted at the ball.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 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
Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
This 9-night event reenacts the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem with songs, costumes and music.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025
In her letter, Austen also nearly reenacts in these lines the scene in which Elizabeth is insulted at the ball.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenacts
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Designed for manufacturing, aerospace, transportation, and logistics, AEON performs precision tasks such as part manipulation, inspection, asset scanning, and operational support in dynamic environments.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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The linocut medium itself performs this temporal multiplicity.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Using its multi-camera vision system, the robot identifies laundry items, determines their orientation and shape, and executes folding motions learned during training.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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The technology also executes structured tasks under governance controls.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Critics have questioned the true purpose of the new division, given that the department already prosecutes fraud through its Criminal Division.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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Critics have questioned the true purpose of the new division, given that the department already prosecutes fraud through its Criminal Division.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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As Cutter’s mushroom-growing dad and reluctant replacement coach, Leslie Nielsen commits to broad physical comedy with fearless enthusiasm.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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Meta commits to buying millions of Nvidia chips for its AI data centers.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Wasserman also has a live events unit, a speaker’s bureau that books speakers for corporate events and conferences, and a rights sales business that negotiates and sells sponsorships and media rights, including stadium naming rights.—
Luisa Beltran,
Sportico.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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The federal government negotiates directly with vaccine manufacturers to get preferable pricing, and then purchases vaccine products to distribute to participating clinics across the country.—
Sophia Newcomer,
Time,
20 Feb. 2026
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In a studio in Accra, Perfectual Linnan, a fashion designer and founder of Roots by Linnan, recreates the fugu fabric into jackets, trousers and tops designed for everyday wear.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The mineral- and woody-scented blend recreates the scent of breaking waves and driftwood for a result that’s fresh, earthy, and decidedly gender-neutral.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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This salacious historical miniseries depicts Countess Mary Villiers and her efforts to propel her son George forward by any means necessary.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Feb. 2026
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Filmed over a period of two years, the film depicts the lives of civilians across the Ukrainian territory and captures the population’s resilience in the face of the Russian war of aggression.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Reenacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenacts. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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