Thesaurus results for RE-ENACT

reenact

verb

Definition of reenact next

as in to perform

to act out a past event; to enact again The group reenacted a famous American Civil War battle.

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Recent Examples of reenact Each spoke about the weight of reenacting moments from a living person’s life; Yarris, now free, was a frequent presence at both table reads and performances. —

Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 21 Apr. 2026 Barbie Ferreira stars as Margot, a content moderator who comes across some disturbing videos reenacting murders from the original Faces of Death. —

Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 Ever since Sydney had brought Victor back from the dead, his power had been glitching, his body reenacting the same electrical surge that had stopped his heart back at Lockland, fifteen years before. —

Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026 That statute was first enacted through the Nationality Act in 1940 and then reenacted in the Immigration and Nationality Act in 1952. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reenact

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Pulisic, the American star who is under intense pressure to perform in this tournament, set up the goal, pushing the ball between a pair of defenders before poking it on for McKennie in the center of the box.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Musicians like Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald often performed impromptu sessions at the hotel during the summer jazz festival, giving Juan-les-Pins an energy as vibrant as New Orleans.

— Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026