1
as in summarizing
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 repeating
to make or do again
let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time
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Recent Examples of reprising
Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman starred, with Ives and Madeleine Sherwood, as Brick’s busybody sister-in-law, reprising their stage roles.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
The town also has a pied piper of the purity police (Ana Gasteyer, in peak form) and a light-in-his-loafers mayor (Brad Oscar), who has a conveniently daft wife (Ann Harada, reprising her role from the series).
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Here's everything to know about Foundation season 4, including what the show's stars have said about reprising their roles.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
In West Ham United’s latest battle against relegation, forwards Taty Castellanos and Pablo are reprising the roles of Paul Kitson and John Hartson.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Lanterns star Aaron Pierre will also be on the call sheet, reprising his role as the Green Lantern John Stewart.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Following his breakout role, the Canadian actor kept busy with movie gigs in The Sandlot 2 (2005), Unaccompanied Minors (2006) and Trick 'r Treat (2009) before reprising Thurman in the 2016 sequel Bad Santa 2.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
And while some are reprising their roles, including Wi Ha-jun as the detective and Gong Yoo as the Recruiter, Squid Game 2 welcomes Korean industry veterans Kang Ae-sim, The Glory’s Park Sung-hoon, and Sweet Home’s Park Gyu-young and Lee Jin-uk.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
The town also has a pied piper of the purity police (Ana Gasteyer, in peak form) and a light-in-his-loafers mayor (Brad Oscar), who has a conveniently daft wife (Ann Harada, reprising her role from the series).
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Here's everything to know about Foundation season 4, including what the show's stars have said about reprising their roles.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
In West Ham United’s latest battle against relegation, forwards Taty Castellanos and Pablo are reprising the roles of Paul Kitson and John Hartson.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Lanterns star Aaron Pierre will also be on the call sheet, reprising his role as the Green Lantern John Stewart.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Following his breakout role, the Canadian actor kept busy with movie gigs in The Sandlot 2 (2005), Unaccompanied Minors (2006) and Trick 'r Treat (2009) before reprising Thurman in the 2016 sequel Bad Santa 2.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
And while some are reprising their roles, including Wi Ha-jun as the detective and Gong Yoo as the Recruiter, Squid Game 2 welcomes Korean industry veterans Kang Ae-sim, The Glory’s Park Sung-hoon, and Sweet Home’s Park Gyu-young and Lee Jin-uk.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprising
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Although the potential for mistakes and biases in AI models remains a cause for concern, researchers say that summarizing and translating documents is actually an area where models generally excel.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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These are designed to speed up common workflows like drafting content, summarizing information, or planning projects.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster by warning that Russian attacks risk repeating history.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Freeling helped lead a Georgia team that went 11-1 in the regular season before repeating as SEC champions with a 28-7 win over Alabama and a second straight College Football Playoff quarterfinal appearance in the Sugar Bowl.—
Mike Griffith,
AJC.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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In March 2023, Renewcell partnered with the CTA — signing a letter of intent outlining an upcoming offtake agreement between the parties.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Wu administration issued an internal memo last month outlining the city’s decision to freeze some spending and delay hiring amid a budget crunch.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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As the genre eventually called alt-country calcified in Souled American’s wake, luminaries like John Darnielle, Will Oldham, and Tweedy himself all evangelized about the Chicago group without ever replicating their sound.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Pitchfork,
17 Apr. 2026
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Rams owner Stan Kroenke, who lost out in the Dodgers’ bidding in 2012, surrounded the Rams’ Inglewood stadium and Woodland Hills training site with major development and could consider replicating those successes in Anaheim.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Circularity in fashion also has to do with renewing and reusing what already exists.—
Catherine Salfino,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Former Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson, who helped create the Amber Alert in Arlington 30 years ago, has proposed renewing efforts to reserve it for only the most serious cases.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Reprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprising. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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