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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
During Muharram a community group will often stage a passion play (taʿziyyah) that reenacts the events of Ḥusayn’s martyrdom.
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Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 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
Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenacts
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In other words, Gatsby wants to be the app and service layer that connects customers with whichever humanoid robot performs best.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Charlie Puth performs with Jimmy Fallon at Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 29, as part of the singer's Whatever's Clever!—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
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Lin does almost everything at a high level, executes the small things extremely well and plays the game with a rare quality, maturity and detail for a D his age.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The state superintendent of public instruction is a nonpartisan office that oversees the California Department of Education and executes the state Board of Education’s policies.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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The office also prosecutes misdemeanors; the responsibility for prosecuting felonies falls to the county district attorney.—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
20 May 2026
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The number of lawyers in the Criminal Division’s Violent Crime and Racketeering Section, which prosecutes organized crime groups and violent gangs, is down significantly, though the section is looking to hire additional attorneys.—
Eric Tucker,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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The current contract focuses on further development and optimization of powders for Westinghouse and commits both companies to work together to achieve Westinghouse’s goals.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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But Niall arguably commits the deepest betrayal by sleeping with Ruben’s fiancée, Mona (Amy Manson), impregnating her, and keeping that information from Ruben for years.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
Verb
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What Senate Bill 3496 would create isn’t a one-time savings event but a durable, compounding mechanism for relief, a pipeline that expands every year as Medicare negotiates more drugs and Illinois extends those savings to everyone, not just seniors.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The cost of the resolution phase, when the company negotiates with the IRS on your behalf, can also be a flat fee or a percentage of your total tax debt (typically 10% to 15%).—
John Csiszar,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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Gage’s version recreates the speech in a Southern dialect, which Truth almost certainly never used.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Instead of a Buffy-like television show, however, this one recreates a fictional slasher franchise called Camp Miasma, a typical homicidal-maniac-versus-horny-teens-in-the-woods series that bears more than a passing resemblance to the Friday the 13th movies.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
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One such set lies in the city’s Flavelle, Port Moody location, where a sprawling makeshift village depicts different boroughs of Ba Sing Se, the next target in Fire Lord Ozai’s mission for global domination.—
Entertainment Weekly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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Here's what to know about the real-life case and how accurately the film depicts it.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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“Reenacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenacts. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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