Thesaurus results for REENACTS

reenacts

verb

present tense third-person singular of reenact

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 Each year on the night of September 15, Mexico’s president reenacts the famous grito from the National Palace in Mexico City, ringing the exact same bell Hidalgo did and leading the crowd in cries honoring the heroes of independence. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026 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. — 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

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Metallica performs on an in-the-round-style stage, set up at the center of the venue.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Shortly after, Sheeran lost part of his backing band, which performs with him for a number of songs each night.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of performs

Verb

But for anyone disturbed by the way To Catch a Predator executes its faux-law enforcement busts, the movie risks becoming viscerally unpleasant.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
When disruption arrives, the team executes a plan rather than reacting with uncertainty.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of executes

Verb

For criminal charges to be filed, the case must be referred by police to the district attorney’s office, which prosecutes felonies, or the city attorney, which handles most misdemeanors.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The government continues to fiercely prosecutes its critics, barring Cubans who antagonize the communist regime from the pool of potential investors.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecutes

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The memorandum commits the parties to cooperation on economic policy, renewable energy and rebuilding ties with the European Union, among other areas.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Those commitments can be withdrawn if Saab is untruthful with investigators or probation officials, commits another crime or otherwise violates the agreement.

— Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of commits

Verb

In the weeks that follow, Magnolia plans her daughter’s birthday, negotiates her relationship with her daughter’s father, and coördinates medical care for her aging parents, who are living in Haiti amid growing violence.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
As Lima negotiates the removal of those duties, China continues to outpace the United States in trade with Peru.

— Marco Aquino, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiates

Verb

At the Emmys, Mariska Hargitay recreates Nicole Kidman’s legendary AMC commercial.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Just as Grossman had to reconstruct the camp at Treblinka after attempts to erase it, so Littell methodically — at times forensically, through interviews with pathologists, survivors and grave diggers — recreates the killings in Bucha.

— Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of recreates

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The Netflix series depicts many aspects in the life of the Earle family, including the sisters' breast cancer generic testing results and Alix's feud with fellow podcaster Alex Cooper.

— Moises Mendez II, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
The video depicts Galileo’s book The Starry Messenger being sent into space and falling back to earth, landing in the hands of Esparza in Times Square.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026

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