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
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Against the backdrop of a rainy, nocturnal London, O’Shaughnessy reprises his role as photographer Miles who obsessively captures unforgiving, morbid portraits of unaware strangers.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 May 2026
McNamee reprises her role from 2021's Mortal Kombat as Sonya Blade, a veteran Special Forces soldier who has been investigating the Mortal Kombat tournament.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
If Metropolis is the bright, shining, optimistic view of the city, then Gotham, the home of Batman, reprises the city through a grittier lens.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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
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
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
Millie Bobby Brown reprises her role as Sherlock Holmes' spark plug of a little sister for a third time.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Against the backdrop of a rainy, nocturnal London, O’Shaughnessy reprises his role as photographer Miles who obsessively captures unforgiving, morbid portraits of unaware strangers.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 May 2026
McNamee reprises her role from 2021's Mortal Kombat as Sonya Blade, a veteran Special Forces soldier who has been investigating the Mortal Kombat tournament.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
If Metropolis is the bright, shining, optimistic view of the city, then Gotham, the home of Batman, reprises the city through a grittier lens.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 7 May 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprises
Noun
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Because the same pattern repeats.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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If recent history repeats, new cries could come from the crowd, too.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Powell traditionally appears at a news conference after each FOMC meeting wraps up and summarizes the panel's views on the state of the economy — an event that is closely watched by markets.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
21 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
Verb
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Infected rodents don’t get symptoms, but the virus replicates in their cells.—
Daniel Pastula,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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Study after study show that AI replicates the biases of the data it’s trained on.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Proper form and control matter more than doing higher repetitions.—
Christa Sgobba,
Health,
5 May 2026
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After three verse-chorus repetitions, the quartet stop the song cold and set off in a new direction, churning out pure noise even as drummer Steve Shelley keeps everyone anchored.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The federal case outlines an alleged scheme in which the Chinese used Wang to burnish their country’s image.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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The pharmaceutical industry is negotiating the reauthorization of the Prescription Drug User Act Fee, which outlines the fees the FDA collects from drugmakers to fund its reviews.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Continue reading … ‘ACTIVE AND ONGOING’ — Three months after Nancy Guthrie's abduction, sheriff's office renews plea as key questions remain unanswered.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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Mid-month, for instance, brings a fresh start, as the moon renews itself in Taurus on May 16.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Reprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprises. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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