1
as in summarized
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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as in repeated
to make or do again
let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time
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Recent Examples of reprised
After that, the actor snagged a role inThe Hot Chick (2002) and even reprised his BMW role on the show's reboot, Girl Meets World, in 2015.
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Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprised their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who in this entry are trying to vanquish a demon from a family’s home.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Beauvais also co-hosted the daytime talk show The Real (2020–2022) and reprised her role from 1988's Coming to America in its 2021 sequel.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Poulter was also recently seen in the A24 pic Warfare opposite Melton and Cosmo Jarvis and reprised his role on the most recent season of The Bear.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The character became a mainstay of the series, reprised in several holiday episodes over the years.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2017, Brodie-Sangster reprised his Love Actually role for the charity mini-sequel Red Nose Day Actually.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Van der Pol reprised her role as Raven's bestie Chelsea, and the sitcom opened with the duo living and raising their children together following their respective divorces.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Zeile reprised his role as Santa for the second time, getting help from his elves, reliever Reed Garrett and his wife, Mary.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprised their roles as paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who in this entry are trying to vanquish a demon from a family’s home.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
Beauvais also co-hosted the daytime talk show The Real (2020–2022) and reprised her role from 1988's Coming to America in its 2021 sequel.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Poulter was also recently seen in the A24 pic Warfare opposite Melton and Cosmo Jarvis and reprised his role on the most recent season of The Bear.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The character became a mainstay of the series, reprised in several holiday episodes over the years.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
In 2017, Brodie-Sangster reprised his Love Actually role for the charity mini-sequel Red Nose Day Actually.
—Lydia Price, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Van der Pol reprised her role as Raven's bestie Chelsea, and the sitcom opened with the duo living and raising their children together following their respective divorces.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Zeile reprised his role as Santa for the second time, getting help from his elves, reliever Reed Garrett and his wife, Mary.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprised
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Now, even lighthearted comments can be captured, summarized and circulated.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Additional data for observed 5-Day (5D) and 21-Day (21D) returns after earnings are summarized, along with the statistics, in the table below.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mamdani also repeated the slogan, trending at that time and later criticized by figures including James Carville as harmful to left-wing causes, advocating for the defunding of the police.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The breakout 2023/2024 star under Xavi Hernandez repeated his strong form last term by continuing to perform well for the club legend’s successor Hansi Flick.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Krueger outlined the trade-offs.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s 2017 legislation outlined the list of SSTBs to limit eligibility for a 20% deduction for certain businesses.—
Ana Teresa Solá,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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And the story replicated across England as the religious and civil landscape was transformed.—
Scott D. Anthony,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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Russian tech firms replicated fast-food apps, ride-sharing platforms, and e-commerce logistics.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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To answer your other question, his contract with the club runs until 2028, having been renewed for three years in May.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Following news Thursday that Big Little Lies had been renewed for more bigger, littler lies, Woodley took to her Instagram Stories to express her excitement.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Reprised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprised. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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