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
Andy and Barbara Muschietti team up once more with an exciting new cast, which includes Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, with Bill Skarsgård reprising his role of Pennywise.
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Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In June 2024, White Collar creator Jeff Eastin confirmed that a revival of the series was in the works with Bomer, DeKay, and Thiessen all reprising their original roles.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
With Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as the psychopathic killer, Welcome to Derry is the perfect spooky prequel to the Stephen King adaptation.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The Victorious spinoff Hollywood Arts starring Daniella Monet, reprising her role as Trina Vega, is moving forward — and moving to a new home.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The 18-year-old actor, who first rose to fame with his starring role in the 2021 box office horror hit The Black Phone, opposite Ethan Hawke, is now reprising his role years later for the sequel, Black Phone 2.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The sequel to Lu Yang’s 2021 fantasy action hit, from Huace Pictures, continues the meta-narrative of intertwining fiction and reality, with Lei Jiayin reprising his role alongside Dong Zijian and Yang Mi.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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
Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
In June 2024, White Collar creator Jeff Eastin confirmed that a revival of the series was in the works with Bomer, DeKay, and Thiessen all reprising their original roles.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
With Bill Skarsgård reprising his role as the psychopathic killer, Welcome to Derry is the perfect spooky prequel to the Stephen King adaptation.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The Victorious spinoff Hollywood Arts starring Daniella Monet, reprising her role as Trina Vega, is moving forward — and moving to a new home.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
The 18-year-old actor, who first rose to fame with his starring role in the 2021 box office horror hit The Black Phone, opposite Ethan Hawke, is now reprising his role years later for the sequel, Black Phone 2.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
The sequel to Lu Yang’s 2021 fantasy action hit, from Huace Pictures, continues the meta-narrative of intertwining fiction and reality, with Lei Jiayin reprising his role alongside Dong Zijian and Yang Mi.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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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Kolondra said that Opera’s Neon only processes data when users ask it to, like when summarizing a page, and all requests are end-to-end encrypted.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Students were encouraged to learn civics through memorizing, reciting, summarizing and applying information, rather than through analyzing and evaluating information, investigating civic issues or engaging in civic action projects.—
Robert Maloy,
The Conversation,
17 Oct. 2025
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Variety can help prevent boredom, burnout, and injuries from repeating the same motions over and over.—
Jamie Ducharme,
Health,
28 Oct. 2025
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For most of modern baseball history, repeating has been pretty much a Yankees thing.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The 22-page document outlining the allegations and charges against Judge Bronwyn Miller, a former prosecutor and current judge on Miami’s 3rd District Court of Appeal, was filed Thursday evening with the Florida Supreme Court.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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As the industry geared up to gather in Venice, the Senate Committee passed a draft law outlining a voluntary certification system for brands’ pipeline across all tiers of subcontracting, aimed at ensuring legality and traceability throughout, as reported.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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By replicating the visual fidelity of reality, retina E-paper brings science closer to creating virtual worlds that the human eye cannot distinguish from the real one.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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From musicians and photographers to designers and artists, the store is a source of inspiration for New York City creatives—not for replicating designs but for creating new ideas.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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All the more reason to shop around before renewing your policy, said Daniel Bortz, personal finance editor at AARP.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Applying for or renewing a passport can be stressful, especially when preparing for an international trip.—
Lauren David,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Reprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprising. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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