: the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition
especially
: a movie or television show that is rerun
Examples of rerun in a Sentence
Verb
Last week's show is being rerun tomorrow night.
They reran the race, but the result was the same.
He reran the software on my computer.
Noun
She spent her vacation watching summer reruns.
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Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
This reruns Barry Manilow’s Las Vegas concert, with big-band backing.
—Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
This will replace reruns of Wheel of Fortune, which has since moved to 2pm.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The vote will now have to be rerun, which is likely to be in three or four months' time.
—Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 9 Dec. 2024
This reruns Barry Manilow’s Las Vegas concert, with big-band backing.
—Mike Hughes, The Enquirer, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
Advertisement Georgia’s outgoing president and main pro-Western parties have boycotted the post-election parliamentary sessions and demanded a rerun of the ballot.
—Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
This will replace reruns of Wheel of Fortune, which has since moved to 2pm.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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rerun
2 of 2 noun
re·run
ˈrē-ˌrən 
(ˈ)rē-ˈrən
1
: the act or action or an instance of rerunning
2
: a television program or movie that is rerun
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