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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2
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
The film bowed this summer and had Theron reprising her role.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The actress, who is reprising her role of Emily Charlton, has been seen on set with both her character's signature red locks, as well as a striking platinum blonde 'do.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Streep, Blunt, and Anne Hathaway are all already back in character, reprising their roles for The Devil Wears Prada 2.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk round out the cast, reprising their roles as Daniel Molloy and Raglan James from Interview With the Vampire.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Nuñez is the only cast member of The Office to return as a main character on the spinoff, reprising his role as accountant Oscar Martinez.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The High Potential star will pull double duty and recur on ABC‘s Scrubs, reprising her role as nurse Carla Espinosa, TVLine has confirmed.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
Davis is one of the only original cast members from the films who is reprising their role for the new HBO Max series.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
O'Hara's career has flourished since, reprising her role as Delia Deetz in 2024's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and nabbing key parts on two of 2025's buzziest shows, The Last of Us and The Studio.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Justin Kroll, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The actress, who is reprising her role of Emily Charlton, has been seen on set with both her character's signature red locks, as well as a striking platinum blonde 'do.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Streep, Blunt, and Anne Hathaway are all already back in character, reprising their roles for The Devil Wears Prada 2.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk round out the cast, reprising their roles as Daniel Molloy and Raglan James from Interview With the Vampire.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Nuñez is the only cast member of The Office to return as a main character on the spinoff, reprising his role as accountant Oscar Martinez.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The High Potential star will pull double duty and recur on ABC‘s Scrubs, reprising her role as nurse Carla Espinosa, TVLine has confirmed.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Sep. 2025
Davis is one of the only original cast members from the films who is reprising their role for the new HBO Max series.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
O'Hara's career has flourished since, reprising her role as Delia Deetz in 2024's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and nabbing key parts on two of 2025's buzziest shows, The Last of Us and The Studio.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprising
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Reflective listening means repeating or summarizing what your partner said in your own words.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The details of the letter are significantly more substantial than those shared in Board President Ben Avey’s announcement at Tuesday’s meeting summarizing the board’s recent actions following the completion of an independent investigation into Bloise’s conduct.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Robots also offer consistency, repeating trials with no fatigue or variation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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Carrying signs and repeating calls, protestors urged lawmakers to protect the space agency's future.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kennedy has also recently cleaned house in the CDC’s critical advisory committee, which makes vaccine policy recommendations to the CDC’s director, including those outlining who should get vaccinated, with what vaccines and at what age.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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Since the discovery of PFAS, town officials — who are elected volunteers — feel there hasn't been a lot of guidance from the state, other than outlining that something needs to be done to bring the PFAS levels down.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Listings on marketplaces Etsy and needshirt showed shirts replicating the one depicted in images the FBI circulated in their search for the suspect.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The immediate next steps for the research include replicating the results in thin films to compare them with bulk crystals.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The majority of the conversations are about renewing it and renewing it quickly.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hailey and Justin welcomed their son in August 2024, three months after renewing their wedding vows in Hawaii.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Reprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprising. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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