as in to perform
to act out a past event; to enact again
The group reenacted a famous American Civil War battle.
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Recent Examples of reenact
The brothers first revealed plans for the upcoming movie back in January, with a video of the trio reenacting the famous Love Actually cue card scene.
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Clues, facts and statements are analyzed and reenacted.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
In another instance, reenacted in Good American Family, Kristine allegedly caught Natalia trying to poison her coffee with cleaning fluid.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Others have brought along a Subbuteo board to reenact the game.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Schonfeld, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Clues, facts and statements are analyzed and reenacted.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
In another instance, reenacted in Good American Family, Kristine allegedly caught Natalia trying to poison her coffee with cleaning fluid.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Others have brought along a Subbuteo board to reenact the game.
—Stuart James, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenact
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In addition to taking your medical history and performing a thorough physical exam, your provider may recommend the following tests:10 Skin biopsy: Your provider may take a skin sample and send it to the lab to look for signs of infection.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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India's stock markets had previously performed better than others thanks to lower tariffs than competitors like China, Indonesia and Vietnam.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004, is scheduled to be executed April 11.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rather than simply verifying identity and granting access, an autonomous system can detect threats in real-time, analyze behaviors, and execute a tailored response—without waiting for human intervention.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, the man was arrested, prosecuted and convicted, the lawsuit said.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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Latest high-profile case in Chicago Burke ran to replace former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx on a platform of being tough on crime for Chicago and has since touted her efforts to prosecute outstanding offenders.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Little Rock, Arkansas, product committed to the Tigers on Dec. 14.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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Since democratization, four South Korean Presidents have been imprisoned, one committed suicide amid a corruption investigation, and three have been impeached.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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Others are holding off or attempting to negotiate with the Trump administration to lower the rates.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The acquisition was negotiated by Miles Fineburg representing Samuel Goldwyn Films, with Studiocanal’s team including Chloe Marquet (head of international sales), Charlotte Lopez (senior VP of international sales) and Sophie Leuthreau (head of business and legal affairs international distribution).—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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