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
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeff Bridges reprises his series role as Kevin Flynn, the guy who created this alter-tech world war.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Teoscar Hernández reprises role from last October Shohei Ohtani made the 2024 Dodgers dangerous.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 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
Happy Anderson reprises his Mindhunter role as serial killer Jerry Brudos on Monster.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Jeff Bridges reprises his series role as Kevin Flynn, the guy who created this alter-tech world war.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Teoscar Hernández reprises role from last October Shohei Ohtani made the 2024 Dodgers dangerous.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 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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Day turns to night, their sleep suffers, and the cycle repeats.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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That dynamic repeats when the parties switch positions.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The following table summarizes details about ashwagandha and L-theanine.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
30 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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To strengthen local talent, Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington, is launching an Energy Learning Center with a simulator that replicates X-energy’s control room.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The trio will be on hand to explain how the production so scarily replicates California’s deadliest-ever wildfire.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bring your lower rib cage to the floor; hold for 10 seconds and repeat for 10-15 repetitions.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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The deal, expected to be signed in Egypt, outlines prisoner lists, withdrawal maps, and a timeline for releases.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Bridges of trust built in 2020 now enable a historic achievement, one that brings the hostages home, ends the fighting, and renews hope for both Israelis and Palestinians.—
Yossi Shelley,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The movement also renews its agreement to hand over the administration of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian body of independents (technocrats), based on Palestinian national consensus and Arab and Islamic support.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Reprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprises. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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