reruns

noun

plural of rerun
as in rebroadcasts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reruns
  1. repeats
  2. iterations
  3. replays
  4. repetitions
  5. renewals
Noun
  • Big, bold shapes also had a moment on the step and repeats this week.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Claude spots hidden repeats One Claude agent focused on an unusual reverse transcriptase family and began examining the raw DNA surrounding it.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of repeats
Noun
  • Dolce e Gabbana’s showgirl looks were teamed with three custom iterations of Bared Footwear’s knee-high Pandion boot in gold, silver and patent black.
    — Patty Huntington, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • It's undergone a few iterations, including having the higher-seeded team host the first two games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of iterations
Noun
  • Highlights and replays are also available on the lottery's YouTube channel.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That was one of several replays on which viewers got an inside look.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of replays
Noun
  • Lee’s lines have the intimacy and metaphysical heft of prayer; their elegant recursions and repetitions call to mind the cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The story’s language is incantatory, with repetitions that echo the passing scenery.
    — Anna Mebel, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of repetitions
Noun
  • The policy comes as automatic renewals, confusing checkout processes, and cancellation mazes have become fixtures of the consumer experience.
    — Lindsay Owens, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The run of early renewals stretches back to season three, which Prime Video ordered two weeks before the second season debuted in December 2023.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of renewals
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