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
Rapp’s screen acting career got off to a flying start — her two credits to date are a lead role on the HBO Max series The Sex Lives Of College Girls and reprising her starring role from the Broadway production of Mean Girls in its movie adaptation.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
Members of the show’s cast will be reprising their roles for the game.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 17 Mar. 2026
Alongside Gellar reprising her role as Buffy, the pilot also starred Armstrong, Faly Rakotohavana, Ava Jean, Sarah Bock, Daniel di Tomasso and Jack Cutmore-Scott.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, featuring Sarah Michelle Gellar reprising the title role, will not be moving forward after Hulu passed on the project, the actress announced on social media Saturday.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
Currently, Luke Grimes is reprising his role as Kayce Dutton in the series, Marshals.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
The actor is reprising his role as Ethan Lovett, the son of Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) and Holly Sutton (Emma Samms), six years after his last appearance, Entertainment Weekly has learned.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 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, 19 Mar. 2026
Members of the show’s cast will be reprising their roles for the game.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 17 Mar. 2026
Alongside Gellar reprising her role as Buffy, the pilot also starred Armstrong, Faly Rakotohavana, Ava Jean, Sarah Bock, Daniel di Tomasso and Jack Cutmore-Scott.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot, featuring Sarah Michelle Gellar reprising the title role, will not be moving forward after Hulu passed on the project, the actress announced on social media Saturday.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2026
Currently, Luke Grimes is reprising his role as Kayce Dutton in the series, Marshals.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
The actor is reprising his role as Ethan Lovett, the son of Luke Spencer (Anthony Geary) and Holly Sutton (Emma Samms), six years after his last appearance, Entertainment Weekly has learned.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 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
Verb
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Here’s a table summarizing what this approach reveals.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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Still unanswered, too, is why the allegations were included in a Justice Department slide presentation last year summarizing the cases against Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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With a championship trophy in hand, he was asked about the possibility of repeating – and winning another title in his senior year.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Now, he will be tasked with working on repeating the hitting ability at Triple-A for the first time.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This had led to a memorandum in October 2024 outlining a framework for AI governance and risk management in national security.—
Lorena O’Neil,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2026
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The commission created a framework outlining what members wanted included in a sanctuary city ordinance, then worked with the city attorney and police chief to draft it.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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His young nephew provided the entertainment, whacking a plastic ball around with a toy club on the lawn, replicating pro golf mannerisms a little too closely.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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In December 1995 the FDA approved the first protease inhibitor, Saquinavir, which actually stopped the virus from replicating.—
Steve Bender,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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He’s successfully advocated for creating new incentives for affordable housing construction and automatically renewing a program that freezes property values for some seniors, heading off big bill spikes from rising property values.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Still, the recent videos are renewing the debate over how quickly driverless cars should roll out in major cities.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Reprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprising. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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