as in repeat
the act of saying or doing over again
his second marriage turned out to be a reprise of the first one: equally disastrous, simply shorter
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as in to summarize
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant
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Recent Examples of reprise
Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 7 Feb. 2026
The song, which reminds us appreciate the mundane, joyous moments in life, will be a necessary reprise from the politicized chatter surrounding Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show performance.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
David Chokachi will reprise his role as Cody Madison from the original series.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Five and a half years later the scandal has seen a reprise.
—Peter E. Gordon, The New York Review of Books, 7 Feb. 2026
The song, which reminds us appreciate the mundane, joyous moments in life, will be a necessary reprise from the politicized chatter surrounding Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show performance.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Original series star David Chokachi reprises his role as Cody Madison.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
David Chokachi will reprise his role as Cody Madison from the original series.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprise
Noun
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An overwhelming majority of guests are repeat guests and would readily identify themselves as members of the Tribe of Le Saint Géran.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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Sam was not really interested in a repeat.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Here’s the five-day forecast for Broward and Palm Beach counties, summarized by AI based on information from the National Weather Service.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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After Parish fired upon Avila, the driver sped away but returned and passed by to see if Avila had been shot, according to the SUV occupant interviews summarized in the affidavit.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The demonstration was conducted using a hardware-in-the-loop simulation environment designed to replicate real operational conditions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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His young nephew provided the entertainment, whacking a plastic ball around with a toy club on the lawn, replicating pro golf mannerisms a little too closely.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The series’ ad nauseam repetition, its pat dialogue laying bare its themes and episode titles reaffirming those ideas, feel like a desperate, and ultimately failed, attempt to prove to us — or maybe to itself — that Imperfect Women actually has something enlightening to say.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Go out, get reps, get repetitions.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Aspects of the conduct outlined in Moskin’s article are old news.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Labor market anxiety was on full display last month when markets dropped on a Citrini Research report outlining an extreme scenario where AI disrupted every manner of knowledge jobs faster than the economy and policymakers could manage the transition.—
Conor Sen,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Continue reading … POLITICS POLICY PUSH — DHS official calls citizenship test 'too soft' as terror attacks renew vetting scrutiny.—
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FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Co-created by Craig Mazin and the game’s Neil Druckmann, the post-apocalyptic The Last of Us was renewed for a third season before Season 2 debuted last April.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jordan Clarkson then beat the third-quarter buzzer with a 3 that withstood a replay review, to give the Knicks a 76-74 lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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All were stunned by a replay of the near-miss between Alpine driver Franco Colapinto and the stationary Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls soon after the lights went out.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Reprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprise. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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