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
Costumed docents reenact pioneer life.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Ali also joined fellow students and children to reenact an Egyptian baby shower (El-Sabeu), which is meant to celebrate and protect the baby and takes place seven days after birth.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Afterwards, in her acting class, her teacher asks her to reenact the interviews.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
In the 1948 novel Christ Recrucified by Nikos Kazantzakis, villagers reenact the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, a ritual that spreads across the cities of the Eastern Mediterranean.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Ali also joined fellow students and children to reenact an Egyptian baby shower (El-Sabeu), which is meant to celebrate and protect the baby and takes place seven days after birth.
—Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Afterwards, in her acting class, her teacher asks her to reenact the interviews.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
In the 1948 novel Christ Recrucified by Nikos Kazantzakis, villagers reenact the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, a ritual that spreads across the cities of the Eastern Mediterranean.
—Ahmed Naji, The Dial, 18 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenact
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By controlling edge recombination through passivation, these wafers can maintain strong carrier collection and high efficiency, translating their theoretical advantages into practical, high-performing solar cells.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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During dinner, musician Malcolm McRae — who’s featured in Simkhai’s campaign imagery, and is also Anya Taylor-Joy’s husband — performed a song for the crowd, while Mia Moretti stepped up for DJ duty.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Using its multi-camera vision system, the robot identifies laundry items, determines their orientation and shape, and executes folding motions learned during training.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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This was the first of many awooga visuals to come—mass twerking, a fleeting shot of guy-on-guy grinding, and Bad Bunny executing his trademark crotch thrust.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission enforcement officials successfully prosecuted a case involving a man that was killing deer in Little Rock's Cammack Village.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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In 2025, Texas Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 12, allowing the attorney general to independently prosecute election fraud.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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This film adaptation cut out the second half of the book, downplayed the violence committed by Olivier’s character, Heathcliff, and played up the romance between Heathcliff and Oberon’s character, Cathy.—
Becky Little,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Blige fully committed to the monochromatic moment, pairing the coat with a coordinating faux-fur handbag.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The district decided to purchase fewer buses this year and opted not to give teachers a raise, negotiating a one-time bonus instead.—
Carley Lanich,
IndyStar,
10 Feb. 2026
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The English language distribution rights are still being negotiated.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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