reenact
verb
re·en·act
ˌrē-ə-ˈnakt 
reenacted; reenacting; reenacts
1
: to enact (something, such as a law) again
2
: to act or perform again
3
: to repeat the actions of (an earlier event or incident)
Examples of reenact in a Sentence
The group reenacted a famous American Civil War battle.
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Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 24 May 2025
The National Lancers reenact the arrival of Paul Revere and William Dawes at Hastings Park in Lexington, 1pm.
—Steph Solis, Axios, 17 Apr. 2025
No photos from the outing are known to exist, but the future Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret's night out was reenacted in the sixth and final season of The Crown as flashback sequences.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 8 May 2025
In the first of thirteen live, three-hour shows (with Nelle sitting in the studio audience), the thirty-five-year-old Reagan, accompanied by four Black actors, dramatically reenacted Klan cross-burnings, beatings and shootings, and the desecration of synagogues.
—Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reenact
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reenact. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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