as in repeats
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 summarizes
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 replicates
to make or do again
let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time
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Recent Examples of reprises
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
At first glance, the choker reprises the incisions and delicately curving edges meant to evoke Chanel’s distinctive quilting, with a sliding clasp closure to adjust it closely to the neck.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 4 Jan. 2026
Ann Dowd reprises her role as Aunt Lydia, the only character (with the possible exception of June) who will cross over from the previous series.
—Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Jared Leto stars as the personified AI alongside Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson and Jeff Bridges, who reprises his role as protagonist Kevin Flynn from the previous two movies.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
The actor reprises his role as Malcom in the Malcolm in the Middle revival debuting April 10 on Hulu, and PEOPLE has a first look.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
The series will bring together 2025 breakout star Chase Infiniti (seen in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another), Rowan Blanchard, and Ann Dowd, who reprises her role from the original series.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 27 Dec. 2025
Stephanie Beatriz also reprises her role as Didi, the managing director the retirement community.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Bill Skarsgård reprises his role as the clown.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack.
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In Season 2 of the series, Hiddleston reprises his role as former British intelligence operative, Jonathan Pine, now living as Alex Goodwin and running a quiet surveillance unit in London, eight years after the explosive events of the Season 1 finale.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprises
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In May 2022, site inspectors found 27 violations, 10 of them repeats of previous violations.—
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As the cast and crew enjoys some time off for the holidays, fans can catch up on season 51 as the legendary NBC sketch show airs repeats of earlier episodes before returning in the new year.—
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This Batul Hassan piece in Jacobin summarizes some of Mamdani’s more popular plans.—
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Provide a narrative that summarizes any changes in revenue, expense reductions and board notices to monitor current financial status in the district.—
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One is called the BEAST, which is a traction testing device that replicates the movements of an NFL player.—
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The report revealed that the new robotic system works by having a human operator wear a motion-sensing suit; whatever moves the person makes — punches, defensive maneuvers, or other actions — the robot replicates almost instantly.—
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Doing the same weight for the same number of repetitions in the long term won’t help with longevity.—
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Joel Paasch provided valuable practice repetitions during Warren’s run to the Class 4A state championship game last year, a source of pride for a first-year varsity reserve.—
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The Florida Department of Revenue exemptions page outlines eligibility requirements for these programs.—
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The current policy for ICE and DHS agents outlines very narrow acceptable reasons for an officer to fire a weapon into a moving vehicle.—
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The new movie picks up soon after the events of The Way of Water and finds the Sully family reeling after the death of Jake (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri's (Zoe Saldaña) eldest son Neteyam (Jamie Flatters), as series villain Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang) renews his efforts to find and capture Jake.—
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Nothing renews a room like a fresh coat of paint.—
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“Reprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprises. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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