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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But while most saw the moment as a liberating one for women, Horsell saw it as another instance of a female playing top-level sport without the necessary support to perform at her best.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to the family’s lawsuit, no medical or mental-health intake was performed at the jail, and McLemore, who was held in a windowless cell, began to fear food and water.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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After years of litigation, the state executed its first death row inmate in 13 years, opening the door for Bixby's execution.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The startup said the tool can interpret what’s on a computer screen, select buttons, enter text, navigate websites and execute tasks through any software and real-time internet browsing.—
Annie Palmer,Hayden Field,
CNBC,
31 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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The legal advocacy group said that since the start of those protests in July 2020 and up until the end of January 2025, at least 1,960 people have been prosecuted or charged for their participation in political assemblies and for speaking out, with at least 277 prosecuted for lese majeste.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Affordable Care Act commits the feds to paying for 90% of the cost of covering this expansion population.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The two are committed as of this writing to participate again, and there’s some amount of pressure placed on the most recent champion to return to the event.—
Hugh Kellenberger,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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If Freeman wants Notre Dame’s next GM to have more roster control, that may mean negotiating contracts and handling NIL payments.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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He had been left out of previous prisoner swaps with Russia that were negotiated by the Biden administration.—
MATTHEW LEE,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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