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
James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The Black Jeopardy sketch, a reprise from many years ago, featured Kenan Thompson once again playing host Darnell Hayes.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 May 2025
The series’ original stars, including Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester, Doug Spearman, Christian Vincent, Jensen Atwood, and Wilson Cruz, are set to return and reprise their original roles.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 22 May 2025
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Noun
The House of Mouse has been granting many of its classics a reprise.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The Black Jeopardy sketch, a reprise from many years ago, featured Kenan Thompson once again playing host Darnell Hayes.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
In addition to Waddingham and Sudeikis, Brett Goldstein, Juno Temple and Jeremy Swift have been confirmed to reprise their roles in Season 4, which was greenlighted in March, seeing Sudeikis’ titular coach leading a women’s soccer team.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 May 2025
The series’ original stars, including Darryl Stephens, Rodney Chester, Doug Spearman, Christian Vincent, Jensen Atwood, and Wilson Cruz, are set to return and reprise their original roles.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprise
Noun
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Expect your plant to be a repeat performer but new blooms are not likely for about a year.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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One restaurant was cited for repeat violations and rodents and roaches were found at others in the latest round of Plano health inspections, according to the inspection report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Professionals across industries rely on these systems to draft emails, generate reports, summarize data, and even brainstorm ideas.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In a recent review paper, our team summarized how chronic stress is a hidden but powerful factor underlying cognitive aging, or the speed at which your cognitive performance slows down with age.—
Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland,
The Conversation,
28 May 2025
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Elias’ main strategy has been to replicate the success of his former team, the Houston Astros, who reached the AL Championship seven straight years from 2017-2023 while winning two World Series.—
Paul Bledsoe,
Baltimore Sun,
21 May 2025
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Russian officials also hoped a reconciliation with Washington would lead to a return of American companies, at least the high-tech giants whose services and products Moscow has not been able to replicate under sanctions.—
Anatoly Kurmanaev,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The dog learns through repetition and rewards to associate smell with a person and follow the scent, building up in distance and the scent’s duration.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The document, dated November 2022 and obtained by NGO Monitor, outlines the U.K.'s humanitarian strategy in the occupied Palestinian territories.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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On trips unrelated to the war, his plane is typically accompanied by military fighter jets and so the incident as outlined by authorities in which his helicopter came under fire would be an egregious security failure, the publication said, citing military expert Ivan Stupak.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
Verb
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The Sacramento City Unified School District board voted 6-0 to allow St. Hope Public School 7 and Sacramento Charter High School to renew their charters.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Warner encourages renewing the sense of and appreciation for the human.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Clark’s third personal foul was upgraded to a flagrant 1 while Boston and Reese each drew technical fouls following a replay review by the referees.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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Users can stream live video from those facilities, with the option to watch replays and download clips.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
21 May 2025
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“Reprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprise. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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