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
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Best Actor winner Cillian Murphy reprises his role from the original, though the cast otherwise seems to be made up of newcomers to the English postapocalypse, including Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
In George & Mandy's First Marriage, which premiered in October 2024, Jordan reprises his role as Georgie Cooper, Sheldon Cooper's brother.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Christian Kane reprises his role as Jacob Stone.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Dec. 2024
McDonald reprises his role as pro-golfer Shooter McGavin and Bowen as GIlmore’s romantic interest, Virginia Venit.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024
Cillian Murphy reprises his role of Jim from 2002’s 28 Weeks Later for 28 Years Later, which also stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Allison Williams reprises the robotics engineer Gemma who created M3GAN, while Amie Donald brings the creepy doll back to life with the aid of the voice of Jenna Davis.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
David Howard Thorton reprises his iconic role as Art the Clown while Lauren LaVera is back as the Terrifier series’ final girl Sienna.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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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
Best Actor winner Cillian Murphy reprises his role from the original, though the cast otherwise seems to be made up of newcomers to the English postapocalypse, including Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
In George & Mandy's First Marriage, which premiered in October 2024, Jordan reprises his role as Georgie Cooper, Sheldon Cooper's brother.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Christian Kane reprises his role as Jacob Stone.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Dec. 2024
McDonald reprises his role as pro-golfer Shooter McGavin and Bowen as GIlmore’s romantic interest, Virginia Venit.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024
Cillian Murphy reprises his role of Jim from 2002’s 28 Weeks Later for 28 Years Later, which also stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Allison Williams reprises the robotics engineer Gemma who created M3GAN, while Amie Donald brings the creepy doll back to life with the aid of the voice of Jenna Davis.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
David Howard Thorton reprises his iconic role as Art the Clown while Lauren LaVera is back as the Terrifier series’ final girl Sienna.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprises
Verb
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The device features two lenses — a wide-angle one and an auto-tracking one — and an optional AI analysis feature that keeps track of and summarizes the bath’s visitors.—
Wes Davis,
The Verge,
6 Jan. 2025
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Buried in the thousands of pages of medical records, correspondence and memos that build the hospital’s case against Weiner is a single sheet that summarizes the dying moments of seven people.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
7 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The filing outlines various risks, including dependence on third-party manufacturers, potential delays in clinical trials, and the need for additional financing.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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The report also highlights Zura Bio's reliance on licensing agreements with Pfizer and Lilly for key intellectual property and outlines potential risks related to these agreements.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Reprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprises. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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