1
as in summarized
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in repeated
to make or do again
let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of reprised
The character became a mainstay of the series, reprised in several holiday episodes over the years.
—
Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2017, Brodie-Sangster reprised his Love Actually role for the charity mini-sequel Red Nose Day Actually.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Van der Pol reprised her role as Raven's bestie Chelsea, and the sitcom opened with the duo living and raising their children together following their respective divorces.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Zeile reprised his role as Santa for the second time, getting help from his elves, reliever Reed Garrett and his wife, Mary.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Lead stars Kate Breckenridge and Martin Henderson have reprised their roles for the new season, alongside Tim Matheson, Annette O’Toole, Colin Lawrence, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Zibby Allen, Sarah Dugdale and more.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In the 30-second spot, the stars stepped back into their iconic roles as Lorelai and Luke as Sean Gunn — who reprised his role as fan-favorite Kirk — drops off a special delivery at Luke’s Diner.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The comedian reprised his role after previously appearing as the father figure in 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation and 1985's National Lampoon's European Vacation.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Lipton reprised her role for Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival in 2017.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2017, Brodie-Sangster reprised his Love Actually role for the charity mini-sequel Red Nose Day Actually.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Van der Pol reprised her role as Raven's bestie Chelsea, and the sitcom opened with the duo living and raising their children together following their respective divorces.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Zeile reprised his role as Santa for the second time, getting help from his elves, reliever Reed Garrett and his wife, Mary.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Lead stars Kate Breckenridge and Martin Henderson have reprised their roles for the new season, alongside Tim Matheson, Annette O’Toole, Colin Lawrence, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Zibby Allen, Sarah Dugdale and more.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In the 30-second spot, the stars stepped back into their iconic roles as Lorelai and Luke as Sean Gunn — who reprised his role as fan-favorite Kirk — drops off a special delivery at Luke’s Diner.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The comedian reprised his role after previously appearing as the father figure in 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation and 1985's National Lampoon's European Vacation.
—Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Lipton reprised her role for Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival in 2017.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprised
Verb
-
Now a new class of companies is offering a third option, promising to help publishers get paid when their work is cited or summarized by AI, providing some compensation for lost page views.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
-
Then the prosecutor summarized for me the incident that related to my father.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden has also outlined proposals that could result in significant layoffs of government employees, known as civil service workers.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
-
Apart from the vague statement posted by the band which outlined their decision to part ways with Hinds, there has been no updates on why Hinds and Mastodon ‘mutually’ parted ways.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
Property managers are specifically targeting events and experiences that cannot be replicated on the internet.—
Kristin Mueller,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
-
The researchers will investigate further to see whether these effects can be replicated in human cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
Along with Erskine's nomination, the Hulu series, which was renewed for a season 2, earned two other nominations.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
-
The series has been renewed for a third season, which is slated to begin production later this year.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Reprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprised. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share