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
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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Smartphone Deals The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra is $275 off and features a gorgeous display that stays readable in direct sunlight, while next-level AI tricks genuinely save time, like summarizing calls or finding pet photos from vague voice commands.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Aug. 2025
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An account manager might spend hours summarizing everything the new manager needs to know or skip it altogether.—
Eilon Reshef,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Shining a specific light on the samples makes the liquid crystals move in repeating patterns.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Los Angeles Rams are repeating a costly issue that occurred at the start of the 2024 season.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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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
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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
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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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Meanwhile, parent company Oppo is taking its relationship with Hasselblad in a different direction by renewing its partnership with the Swedish firm in July.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Reprising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprising. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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