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
Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
By the time Stacey and Keiarna reprise their argument, I am simply fully lost as to what everyone’s issue with each other is.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The wins over Villa and Madrid were achieved with Andy Robertson restored at left-back, at the expense of new signing Milos Kerkez, and with Dominik Szoboszlai bringing more balance and physical presence by reprising last season’s advanced-midfield role.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
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Noun
What looms is a reprise of some of the worst aspects of the twentieth century.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
By the time Stacey and Keiarna reprise their argument, I am simply fully lost as to what everyone’s issue with each other is.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
The late actor reprised the role in 1945's House of Dracula and 1948's Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
The wins over Villa and Madrid were achieved with Andy Robertson restored at left-back, at the expense of new signing Milos Kerkez, and with Dominik Szoboszlai bringing more balance and physical presence by reprising last season’s advanced-midfield role.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprise
Noun
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As for other links, Trachtenberg hopes that the potential for more sightings will encourage repeat viewings of Badlands.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Not exactly the recipe for a repeat playoff trip.—
Cody Thorn,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This Batul Hassan piece in Jacobin summarizes some of Mamdani’s more popular plans.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The resulting feature was published on March 14, 2022, publicly summarizing the case for the first time in years and providing Army CID contact information.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The company reportedly responded by banning users from using its product to replicate South Park content.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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While GPT-4o was a critical factor in the advent of spiralism, the faithful are hardly limited to this model, and have had success replicating elements of this nebulous framework with competitors including Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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The repetition of that mythic version has buttressed the belief that the fight for American independence was an event somehow separate from world history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Recurring gags, like one with Madonna suddenly falling asleep mid-sentence, are surprising and therefore funny the first time they’re rolled out, and then less surprising and therefore less funny with each repetition.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But so far, only about a dozen Article 6 trades — named after the section of the Paris Agreement outlining the plan a decade ago — have been executed.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Now, Berkley has written a new book - Fair Doses - that tells the inside story of the effort and outlines a vision for how the globe might do better next time.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Grossmont board declined to renew the contract of Christian Wallis, its previous chief executive, in March without providing a public reason for the dismissal.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Watch the replay above or tap here.—
Detroit Free Press,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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After a replay review, Bane was ejected from the game after being assessed both a technical foul and a flagrant foul for his transgression.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Reprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprise. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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