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
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
O’Casey reprises her role from the stage adaptation which recently completed its West End run.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
Blunt reprises her role as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada sequel, which comes 20 years after the original's debut.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Jeremy Allen White plays Rotta the Hutt (son of Jabba, first introduced in 2008’s The Clone Wars), Jonny Coyne reprises his Mandalorian S3 role as an Imperial warlord leading a surviving faction of the Galactic Empire, and Dave Filoni will be back as New Republic X-wing pilot Trapper Wolf.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
In addition to helming the film, Serkis stars as Gollum/Smeagol, Ian McKellen is back as Gandalf, Elijah Wood returns as Frodo Baggins and Lee Pace reprises his role as Thranduil.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Hathaway stars alongside Meryl Streep, who reprises her role as Miranda Priestly, with Emily Blunt and Tucci also returning.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Chris Masterson is also back as Malcolm's eldest brother Francis, and Emy Coligado reprises her role as Francis' wife, Piama.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Ann Dowd reprises her role as the hardened Aunt Lydia, who pairs two teenagers, Agnes (Chase Infiniti) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), in a friendship that will change the course of history.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Later this month, Hudson reprises her role as Isla Gordon, owner of the fictional Los Angeles Waves basketball team, in Running Point.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
The show’s got love songs, patter songs, a few reprises, a soliloquy, and production numbers with hooky choruses guaranteed to stick in your head.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
O’Casey reprises her role from the stage adaptation which recently completed its West End run.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
Tracie Thoms, who reprises her role as Andy’s best friend Lily, thankfully has more screen time than that.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026
Blunt reprises her role as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada sequel, which comes 20 years after the original's debut.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Jeremy Allen White plays Rotta the Hutt (son of Jabba, first introduced in 2008’s The Clone Wars), Jonny Coyne reprises his Mandalorian S3 role as an Imperial warlord leading a surviving faction of the Galactic Empire, and Dave Filoni will be back as New Republic X-wing pilot Trapper Wolf.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
In addition to helming the film, Serkis stars as Gollum/Smeagol, Ian McKellen is back as Gandalf, Elijah Wood returns as Frodo Baggins and Lee Pace reprises his role as Thranduil.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Hathaway stars alongside Meryl Streep, who reprises her role as Miranda Priestly, with Emily Blunt and Tucci also returning.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Chris Masterson is also back as Malcolm's eldest brother Francis, and Emy Coligado reprises her role as Francis' wife, Piama.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Ann Dowd reprises her role as the hardened Aunt Lydia, who pairs two teenagers, Agnes (Chase Infiniti) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), in a friendship that will change the course of history.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Later this month, Hudson reprises her role as Isla Gordon, owner of the fictional Los Angeles Waves basketball team, in Running Point.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprises
Noun
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There’s maybe a textbook way to write a song, which is the chorus just repeats as is every time.—
Nate Sloan,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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Cheeks said the network considered several options, including giving time back to affiliates or airing procedural drama repeats in the time slot, before opting for the time buy.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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One such company is Blueprint, an AI assistant that summarizes sessions, updates electronic health records, and helps individual therapists track patient progress.—
Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Valley of Shadows summarizes the numerous tips received by the department’s missing persons unit.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Lerner gets plentiful mileage out of his novel’s title, which also connotes the transmission of culture (thought or speech to writing, sound to vinyl) or part of the process whereby DNA replicates.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have created a network of simple mechanical motors that replicates how human muscles respond to increasing load.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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On his latest album, the Russian producer crafts distinctive dub techno rhythms inspired by the chiming repetitions of Indonesian gamelan music.—
Sam Goldner,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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Continue alternating sides for 12 repetitions, two sets.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Defense outlines medical history Four additional expert witnesses testified Tuesday as part of the defense's effort to outline Horner's medical and mental‑health history.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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The national institute outlines 10 quality benchmarks for preschools, related to teacher training, class size and curriculum.—
Moriah Balingit,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Battle of Pennsylvania renews its rivalry in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins face off in a best-of-seven series.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Now, the Artemis II mission — involving a flyby rather than a landing on the moon — renews and rejuvenates our nation’s commitment to space exploration.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Reprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprises. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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