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
Ron Elving, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Here, a reprise of the interview published on Jan. 20, 2005, that put Marchesa on WWD’s radar.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to LaBeouf, who starred in the show when it was mounted at the Electric Lodge venue in Venice, Calif., the rest of the play’s cast will reprise their stage roles on-screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The latter scene will have a reprise on Monday as plunging temperatures have moved the second Trump inaugural ceremony indoors.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
Related Articles Here, a reprise of the interview published on Jan. 20, 2005, that put Marchesa on WWD’s radar.
—Tonya Blazio-Licorish, WWD, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
Kane still stars on Leverage: Redemption (Season 3 premieres Thursday, Apr. 17) and is set to reprise his role as Jacob Stone in The Librarians: The Next Chapter (coming soon to TNT).
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Apr. 2025
In addition to LaBeouf, who starred in the show when it was mounted at the Electric Lodge venue in Venice, Calif., the rest of the play’s cast will reprise their stage roles on-screen.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprise
Noun
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Clearly, Kyiv’s troops are determined to avoid a repeat of their defeat in Kursk.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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That historic win against Fulham and any potential repeat on Saturday offer an opportunity to reflect upon what has been a peculiar season.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The sentencing memorandum, filed in U.S. District Court on April 2 and reviewed by OL, summarizes a massive trafficking network primarily coordinate by Waldrop, who worked with wildlife importers to obtain species from all over the world.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Acer Aspire Vero 16 is nothing flashy, but this budget laptop features an Intel AI Boost to streamline your user experience by bringing a digital helper who will answer questions and summarize documents to your fingertips.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
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Artists have been vocal, and fear being overshadowed by AI tools that can replicate their styles quickly and cheaply, threatening their livelihoods.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The new model, by contrast, can generate clear text, maintain a consistent protagonist over multiple images, and faithfully replicate artistic styles ranging from hand drawing to photorealism.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
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One was a perfectionist who gave performances of stunning power that sometimes became smoothed out and even bland through repetition; the other was full of surprises—always discovering things, a sensibility always in the making.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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Goode almost always worked in a series — for instance, making multiple sculptures of staircases whose orderly repetition of rectilinear treads and risers put a domestic tongue firmly in the industrial cheek of Minimalist art’s crisp geometry.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These handouts reportedly outlined how individuals using an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) could be eligible for the Child Tax Credit.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, some of the guidelines outlined in the iPLEDGE program were previously overly strict, confusing and non-inclusive.—
Leslie Baumann,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Gaza has seen an intense bombing campaign, with the territory’s health ministry saying at least 100 people have been killed in the space of 24 hours, bringing the total number of the dead to 1,163 since Israel renewed its military operations in the strip on March 18.—
Lauren Izso,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Staff International and Dsquared2 renewed their 10-year-old licensing agreement in 2010 through to 2027.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Other big changes include moving touchbacks to the 35-yard line, more replay assists on penalties, adjustments to Thursday Night Football flexing, and some changes to uniform rules.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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His parents and sister were able to make it to that game, and Kozak scored what would have been the go-ahead goal if it hadn’t been overturned on a replay challenge.—
Matthew Fairburn,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Reprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprise. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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