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
Season 1 leads Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are thought to be reprising their titular John Smith and Jane Smith roles, respectively; to what extent is unclear.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Season 2 has wrapped but is yet to launch, while Season 3 was set to go into production — with Hardy reprising his role as Da Souza — this fall.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 May 2026
During the episode, Elisabeth Moss returns, reprising her role as June.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
In addition to Serkis reprising his performance-capture role of Gollum from Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy, the film also has Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood reprising their roles as Gandalf and Frodo, respectively, and Jamie Dornan stepping into the role of Aragorn.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Marleyda Soto will be reprising her role as the adult Úrsula Iguarán, and Claudio Cataño will return as Colonel Aureliano Buendía.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Conan O'Brien is reprising his hosting duties at the 99th Oscars.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 12 May 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
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 June 2026
Season 2 has wrapped but is yet to launch, while Season 3 was set to go into production — with Hardy reprising his role as Da Souza — this fall.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 28 May 2026
During the episode, Elisabeth Moss returns, reprising her role as June.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
In addition to Serkis reprising his performance-capture role of Gollum from Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy, the film also has Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood reprising their roles as Gandalf and Frodo, respectively, and Jamie Dornan stepping into the role of Aragorn.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
Marleyda Soto will be reprising her role as the adult Úrsula Iguarán, and Claudio Cataño will return as Colonel Aureliano Buendía.
—Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Conan O'Brien is reprising his hosting duties at the 99th Oscars.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 12 May 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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ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot and the assistants built into enterprise software are already fielding questions about your category, summarizing your reputation and recommending vendors on your behalf.—
Anisha Chawla,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Google is typically used for direct questions or transactions, while ChatGPT is used for summarizing information, making comparisons and drafting materials, Semrush said in an email to CNN.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Those tactics — long throws and their trademark inswinging corners — are worthwhile repeating tonight.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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The latter provided her with a five- to 10-page document outlining resources and procedures and confirmed that the phenomenon is skyrocketing.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Instead, Villa spoke to Rogers’ representatives, explaining the plan and outlining their intentions to increase his pay.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Inspired by a wild village league where livestock are awarded as prizes, Suchao has become so popular that other provinces are now replicating its model.—
Reagan Yip,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Then, as England’s defenders desperately appealed for handball, Maradona somewhat unwisely celebrated by repeatedly raising his left fist to the crowd, replicating his decisive touch.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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Washington simply stopped issuing and renewing confidential plates in October 2025, and Massachusetts did the same, cutting off ICE and Customs and Border Patrol agencies from privileges in early 2026.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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According to the spokesperson, the CSU’s Generative AI Advisory Committee and its three subcommittees unanimously recommended renewing the contract.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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“Reprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprising. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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