as in repeats
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 summarizes
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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as in replicates
to make or do again
let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time
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Recent Examples of reprises
Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The actress reprises her role as Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, in the four-episode series.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
In addition to contributing the song, Shakira reprises her Zootopia role of pop star Gazelle in the sequel, with Sheeran and Slatkin making cameos as a pair of sheep aptly named Ed Shearin and Baalake Lambkin.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Lockhart Kraner reprises her role of Gabby, with Kristen Wiig joining the cast for the film.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise the Clown, while Chris Chalk plays a young Dick Halloran, a name King fans will recognize as the telepathic chef from The Shining and Doctor Sleep, who also appears in the novel's flashbacks.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Jon Hamm also reprises his role as Paul Marks, who was introduced in Season 3.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Reiner also reprises his role as Marty Dibergi, the documentarian filming Spinal Tap.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
Over 35 years after the release of Tim Burton's 1988 horror comedy Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton reprises his iconic role as the titular character in the 2024 sequel.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
Teoscar Hernández reprises role from last October Shohei Ohtani made the 2024 Dodgers dangerous.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
The actress reprises her role as Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, in the four-episode series.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
In addition to contributing the song, Shakira reprises her Zootopia role of pop star Gazelle in the sequel, with Sheeran and Slatkin making cameos as a pair of sheep aptly named Ed Shearin and Baalake Lambkin.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Lockhart Kraner reprises her role of Gabby, with Kristen Wiig joining the cast for the film.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise the Clown, while Chris Chalk plays a young Dick Halloran, a name King fans will recognize as the telepathic chef from The Shining and Doctor Sleep, who also appears in the novel's flashbacks.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Jon Hamm also reprises his role as Paul Marks, who was introduced in Season 3.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Reiner also reprises his role as Marty Dibergi, the documentarian filming Spinal Tap.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Sep. 2025
Over 35 years after the release of Tim Burton's 1988 horror comedy Beetlejuice, Michael Keaton reprises his iconic role as the titular character in the 2024 sequel.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprises
Noun
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Early '90s repeats (ironically, on the BBC) prompted an International Rescue resurgence, with the Tracy Island becoming the must-have toy of Christmas 1993.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The cycle repeats and, eventually, the rock begins to fall apart.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The school’s deputy, Amanda (Tracy Ullman), summarizes the situation with a succinct outline of her duties.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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Saul is the author and founder of the non-partisan, independent newsletter Tangle, which summarizes the best arguments from the right and left on the big political news of the day.—
Isaac Saul,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One prime example of this is a system that replicates focus groups.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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Autopen defined An autopen is a device that mechanically replicates a signature.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Try these exercises and gradually progress them by adding more resistance, sets, and repetitions over time.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Repeat 10 times, increasing repetitions as strength improves.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Financial Affairs Committee approved the term sheet, which outlines tax incremental financing details, in March 2025.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Working with powerful clients, the docuseries outlines how Hanson was recruited by the dangerous Mexican drug cartel Sinaloa, as his networking skills and people knowledge were of great value to them.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The discovery renews scrutiny of Bolton’s handling of sensitive national security information and echoes long-standing concerns first raised during a contentious legal battle over his 2020 memoir.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ambition rooted in personal purpose renews itself.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Reprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprises. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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