rerun

noun

Definition of rerunnext
as in repeat

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Recent Examples of rerun And Thursday night’s performance, while not wholly irrelevant, was just another television rerun broadcast to a less-than-mass audience. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026 Kimmel and Fallon have announced that their programs will go dark on that night to honor Colbert, meaning ABC and NBC will air reruns of their shows instead of new episodes. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2026 Out of solidarity, fellow late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon will air reruns of their shows. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026 To ensure Colbert has the spotlight, both Fallon and Kimmel will be airing a rerun that evening. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for rerun
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rerun
  1. repeat
  2. rebroadcast
  3. iteration
  4. replay
  5. repetition
  6. renewal
  7. reiteration
Noun
  • Coneflowers bloom from mid-summer through fall, and deadheading will encourage repeat blooms.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Tonight, the show features a repeat of a previous guest’s stint.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeat
Noun
  • The Darcys will be available to viewers around the world with a live broadcast on YouTube and PBS SoCal, with rebroadcast on local PBS stations nationwide.
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 28 May 2026
  • Including some remakes of classics most viewers first saw rebroadcast on television, this is a big-hearted comedy that could introduce your little ones to a whole new world of classic characters.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 May 2026
Definition of rebroadcast
Noun
  • The third iteration, released in 2024, expanded its prediction abilities to interactions among proteins and other molecules, including DNA, RNA and potential drugs.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Good Girl Blush does is a slightly softer, more powdery iteration of the original perfume.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of iteration
Noun
  • Additionally, both Sunday’s women’s finals and key replays will air on NBC, which can be streamed online for free via DirecTV’s five-day trial and Fubo’s five-day trial.
    — Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
  • At the time of the caution, the top-10 stage finishing order will be determined using all available resources, including scoring loops and video replay — similar to how stage points are awarded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of replay
Noun
  • The countless repetitions give you the most beautiful art form where swans glide, fairies dance and every year a giant nutcracker appears.
    — Chrissie Leong, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Standards call for consistency, repetition and competitive stamina when the thrill of the anticipation fades.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of repetition
Noun
  • Procurement frameworks specify exit rights at every renewal, termination for deprecation, and price locks running no longer than twelve months.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • According to the announcement, the semi-acoustic record draws inspiration from reflective touchstones in Young’s catalog such as Comes a Time and Prairie Wind, with lyrics that grapple with memory, mortality and renewal.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of renewal
Noun
  • Each reiteration and exaggeration of Mary’s bad behavior is another civic stroke of the chisel that perfects the monumental Lincoln in our collective imagination.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
  • Still, politics are rarely articulated in #vintagelife, which, with its manic reiteration of past-tense norms, occupies a peculiar position in relation to mainstream culture.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Definition of reiteration

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