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
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2
as in repeated
to make or do again
let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time
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Recent Examples of reprised
Reeves recently reprised in Toy Story 5 this past weekend.
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Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Hathaway, who already shares sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6, with Shulman, 45, reprised her role as Andy Sachs from 2006's The Devil Wears Prada for a sequel that reunited her with Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt in May.
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Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Rachel Dratch reprised her iconic Saturday Night Live character, Debbie Dower, during her commencement speech at Dartmouth.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
The actress reprised her role as Cindy Campbell in the latest installment of the horror spoof film series, which hit theaters on June 5.
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Melina Khan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Foremost, the lefty has reprised his career standing as one of his generation’s best singles hitters against right-handers.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
The character became a mainstay of the series, reprised in several holiday episodes over the years.
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Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
In 2017, Brodie-Sangster reprised his Love Actually role for the charity mini-sequel Red Nose Day Actually.
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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.
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Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
19 Dec. 2024
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Hathaway, who already shares sons Jonathan, 10, and Jack, 6, with Shulman, 45, reprised her role as Andy Sachs from 2006's The Devil Wears Prada for a sequel that reunited her with Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Emily Blunt in May.
—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Rachel Dratch reprised her iconic Saturday Night Live character, Debbie Dower, during her commencement speech at Dartmouth.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
The actress reprised her role as Cindy Campbell in the latest installment of the horror spoof film series, which hit theaters on June 5.
—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Foremost, the lefty has reprised his career standing as one of his generation’s best singles hitters against right-handers.
—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprised
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The records summarized why his account was suspended and logged 20 calls Nekhala made to try and reverse the suspension.
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Ultimately, the entire discipline of artificial intelligence can be summarized as the effort to recreate the intelligence of human brains in silicon machines.
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While not commenting directly on a report indicating that Nancy Guthrie had died, the Today co-anchor tearfully repeated her plea for anyone with information to come forward.
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The first heat advisory of the summer was issued on June 15 and repeated daily through the 21st.
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But the mission’s goals outlined by the space agency—tasks such as scouting unexplored terrain, detecting stores of subsurface ice and monitoring atmospheric dust—are a far cry from the preexisting priority of Mars Sample Return and the associated search for alien life.
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Should Tuesday's launch be delayed for any reason, SpaceX has outlined a backup opportunity on June 24, with a launch window opening at the same time.
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If the results are replicated in future research, some food preservatives may face additional safety reviews focused on their effects on the cardiovascular system, the researchers suggested.
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Can it be replicated by other researchers?
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The combatants have now renewed their fragile truce, which has repeatedly threatened US-Iran negotiations.
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The opposition has renewed speculation that the two conferences and their 34 schools stretching from coast to coast will split from the NCAA and form a super league.
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“Reprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprised. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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