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
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
Expected out next year, the adventure is directed by Andy Serkis, who also reprises his Gollum character and brings back Ian McKellen as Gandalf.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Tom Holland is Spider-Man and Zendaya reprises her role as MJ, with Sadie Sink also joining the cast in an undisclosed role.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Prilly Latuconsina reprises the role, joined by Zee Asadel, Dito Darmawan and Anya Zen.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Momoa reprises his role from the first film, after not being in Part Two.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Cox reprises her role as Gale Weathers in the film.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Tom Hanks returns as Woody, Tim Allen reprises Buzz Lightyear, and Joan Cusack is back as Jessie.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
In Landman Season 2, Thornton reprises his role as Tommy Norris, a fixer for M-Tex Oil in the volatile oil industry in West Texas.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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
Day reprises his role as Luigi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026
Expected out next year, the adventure is directed by Andy Serkis, who also reprises his Gollum character and brings back Ian McKellen as Gandalf.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Tom Holland is Spider-Man and Zendaya reprises her role as MJ, with Sadie Sink also joining the cast in an undisclosed role.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Prilly Latuconsina reprises the role, joined by Zee Asadel, Dito Darmawan and Anya Zen.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Momoa reprises his role from the first film, after not being in Part Two.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
Cox reprises her role as Gale Weathers in the film.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Tom Hanks returns as Woody, Tim Allen reprises Buzz Lightyear, and Joan Cusack is back as Jessie.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
In Landman Season 2, Thornton reprises his role as Tommy Norris, a fixer for M-Tex Oil in the volatile oil industry in West Texas.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprises
Noun
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Each of the 8 years in this Venus-cycle (known and important to ancient civilizations such as the Mayans and Babylonians) has its own particular pattern, so 2026 repeats (within about 2 or 3 days of the same date) the phenomena of 2018.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Art teams decide on color palettes and aesthetic preferences, logo designs, t-shirts, step-and-repeats, and office spaces.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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The Miami Herald was the first to report the FBI 302 document, which summarizes the interview.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
10 Feb. 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
Noun
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Katzenback recommends four sets of five repetitions with heavy weights to stimulate bone growth.—
Hadia Zainab,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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Repeat this pattern for 12 repetitions, two sets.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The state's defense argued that the law outlines the restrictions explicitly and that the state, in its mission of advancing children's education, has legitimate reason to ensure public school materials are appropriate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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This report outlines the plant’s design, location, and safety systems.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Try a small performance at home or start a sketch, because joy renews your confidence.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Foundation expresses full confidence in the work of the investigators and renews its commitment to the protection and promotion of artistic heritage.—
Chiara Pizzimenti,
Vanity Fair,
31 Mar. 2026
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