as in repeat
the act of saying or doing over again
his second marriage turned out to be a reprise of the first one: equally disastrous, simply shorter
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant
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Recent Examples of reprise
Pamela Avila, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Wind made conditions even chillier and the overnight cold refroze roads early Monday in a cruel reprise of the weekend’s lousy travel weather.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Played on film in 1952 by Shirley Booth (who was reprising her Broadway role), Lola is a frumpy, middle-aged housewife with the misfortune to be married to Doc Delaney, a recovering alcoholic played in director Elyse Dolan’s black-box production by Philip Earl Johnson.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The song, which reminds us appreciate the mundane, joyous moments in life, will be a necessary reprise from the politicized chatter surrounding Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show performance.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Wind made conditions even chillier and the overnight cold refroze roads early Monday in a cruel reprise of the weekend’s lousy travel weather.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
The film is set to bow on March 19, 2027 with Schwartz reprising his role along with Jeff Fowler returning to direct.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
Played on film in 1952 by Shirley Booth (who was reprising her Broadway role), Lola is a frumpy, middle-aged housewife with the misfortune to be married to Doc Delaney, a recovering alcoholic played in director Elyse Dolan’s black-box production by Philip Earl Johnson.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprise
Noun
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Wednesday was a repeat, with flies and rodent poop ruining the callback inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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The men's semifinal meeting between Canada and Norway will be a repeat of Thursday morning’s game, an 8-6 win for Norway.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There is no need to summarize the report.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Goldberg said, summarizing why her name appears alongside Behar's in the documents.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In other words, these formulations provide the typical components of your skin’s stem cells in order to replicate their effects—rather than delivering stem cells themselves.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Can the patriotic atmosphere from the Olympics be replicated in the World Baseball Classic?—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These four novels create a convincing, wrenching, kaleidoscopic picture of the range and repetitions of the most fatal kind of love; the sort of love that allows nothing else to grow around it, that eradicates all dignity; a love which, in order to be completed, must be told.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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Power that relies on repetition collapses when the pattern is named.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Takaichi won a landslide in a snap election this month, and in her first speech since the vote outlined her new, assertive agenda.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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During the forum, the chair of each transition committee gave a quick, roughly five-minute presentation outlining their recommendations at a high-level.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The accident renewed the debate over crossing safety and led to some experimentation in placing impassible barriers at crossings instead of gates.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Her health care premium, meanwhile, increased 110% recently because Congress did not renew the ACA enhanced premium tax credits.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
23 Feb. 2026
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Lampe challenged the call, but replay confirmed home plate umpire Alan Porter’s call.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Boilermakers extended the margin to 46-29 when Nick Dorn’s half-closing 3-ponter was erased after a replay review determined the shot came after time expired.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Reprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprise. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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