rehash

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verb

re·​hash (ˌ)rē-ˈhash How to pronounce rehash (audio)
rehashed; rehashing; rehashes

transitive verb

1
: to talk over or discuss again
2
: to present or use again in another form without substantial change or improvement

rehash

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noun

re·​hash ˈrē-ˌhash How to pronounce rehash (audio)
1
: something that is rehashed
2
: the action or process of rehashing

Examples of rehash in a Sentence

Verb You're just rehashing the same argument all over again.
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Verb
Now, the women (sans Demi) have reunited to rehash the drama with a man surprisingly equipped to host the special: former Bachelor star Nick Viall. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 5 July 2025 There is no need to rehash the 6-foot-3, 235-pound Sheets’ two runs into the wall — once with his body leaving an imprint in the padding and knocking him from the game and the other with his glove falling off and going over the wall while the ball hit about three feet below the top of the wall. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
Noun
Coogler’s one-dimensional rehash of black American history degrades the legacy of the Southern blues, a subject that playwright August Wilson explored in his best dramas — Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Seven Guitars, and Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. Armond White, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025 There’s guts in Menzel and Landau’s desire to pursue an original inspiration and in bringing on a young composer to collaborate in the creation of something new in a field that runs on rehashes and revivals. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rehash

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rehash was in 1820

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“Rehash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehash. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

rehash

verb
re·​hash
(ˈ)rē-ˈhash
: to present or use (as an argument) again in another form without much change or improvement
rehash
ˈrē-ˌhash
noun

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