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
Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
There’s something comforting about returning to the familiar rhythms of the last sitcom everyone seemed to be watching at the same time, even if only one member of the original cast, Oscar Nuñez, reprises his role.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Tucci, meanwhile, reprises his role as Andy’s coworker and pal, Runway art director, Nigel Kipling.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sylvester Stallone reprises his role as Dwight Manfredi in Paramount+’s popular series Tulsa King.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Oscar Nuñez reprises his role as Dunder Mifflin accountant Oscar Martinez on The Paper, Peacock’s new sitcom set in the same world as The Office.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In the season finale, as Dylan reads a letter from his outie, the theme reprises with emotional force.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Chad Michael Murray reprises his role as Jake, a motorcycle riding heartthrob.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
In this follow-up, Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock, while Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, and Elden Henson are back as Wilson Fisk, Karen Page, and Foggy Nelson, respectively.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
Joining him, Sabrina Impacciatore plays Esmerelda, his managing editor and The Office veteran Oscar Nuñez reprises his role as accountant Oscar Martinez.
—Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
There’s something comforting about returning to the familiar rhythms of the last sitcom everyone seemed to be watching at the same time, even if only one member of the original cast, Oscar Nuñez, reprises his role.
—Judy Berman, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Tucci, meanwhile, reprises his role as Andy’s coworker and pal, Runway art director, Nigel Kipling.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Sylvester Stallone reprises his role as Dwight Manfredi in Paramount+’s popular series Tulsa King.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Oscar Nuñez reprises his role as Dunder Mifflin accountant Oscar Martinez on The Paper, Peacock’s new sitcom set in the same world as The Office.
—EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In the season finale, as Dylan reads a letter from his outie, the theme reprises with emotional force.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Chad Michael Murray reprises his role as Jake, a motorcycle riding heartthrob.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
In this follow-up, Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock, while Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, and Elden Henson are back as Wilson Fisk, Karen Page, and Foggy Nelson, respectively.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprises
Noun
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Project to project, the two endeavor to build conceptual through lines, referencing past successes without resting on repeats.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
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Dashboards fill, action plans get filed, and the cycle repeats.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
1 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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At its core, DeFi replicates traditional financial services without banks or intermediaries.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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And in 2024, a team of scientists at Stanford University examined how the COVID-19 virus replicates inside human cells.—
Katarina Zimmer,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Repeat for 10-12 repetitions (reps) of the movement and perform three to four sets.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
2 Sep. 2025
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The repetitions of Emery answers and responding with Bizot every time, Martinez’s deputy, were signs of his annoyance and symptomatic of how the uncertainty that had enveloped Villa’s summer was now permeating onto the pitch.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The final edition, which Knopf has sent to the printers, includes a foreword that outlines the changes in Giuffre’s life since the manuscript was completed in the fall of 2024.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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China’s Xi outlines global vision at major summit Chinese leader Xi Jinping further outlined his vision for a global order with Beijing at its center.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The fall release slate comes as Pushkin also renews its podcast ad sales and distribution pact with iHeartMedia.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Regeneration renews ecosystems after disruption.—
Scott Hutcheson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Reprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprises. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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