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
Team Emilia Pérez tested BBC censors’ patience Zoe Saldaña won best supporting actress for her performance as lawyer Rita Mora Castro, celebrating her win by reenacting the opening scene of Four Weddings and a Funeral before a countdown began during her thank-yous.
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
The movement of American manufacturing to countries with fewer regulations over land and labor is an old story, reenacted in products from furniture to cars to food.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Guided by this principle, the DR Heart collection reenacts the profound gesture of offering one’s heart, promising a bond that endures across a lifetime.
—WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Watts then reenacted her embarrassed response, with her head in her hands.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2025
The movement of American manufacturing to countries with fewer regulations over land and labor is an old story, reenacted in products from furniture to cars to food.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
Guided by this principle, the DR Heart collection reenacts the profound gesture of offering one’s heart, promising a bond that endures across a lifetime.
—WWD, 28 Jan. 2025
Watts then reenacted her embarrassed response, with her head in her hands.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenact
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The year prior, Alice performed at the college's 2009 commencement ceremony, where Dash's band, Runaway Phoenix, backed him up.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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So first night in Arizona, Jane’s is performing, and toward the end of the set, Dave’s kind of running around, bumping into Perry and just doing his thing.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Vigliotti: Had that arrest warrant been executed, would Angela be here today?—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Only three other inmates in the U.S. have been executed by this method since 1976, and all were in Utah.—
Landon Mion,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
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By siding with Trump’s argument that former Presidents cannot be criminally prosecuted for official acts, Roberts’ court delayed legal proceedings that could have put Trump on trial before the 2024 election.—
Nik Popli,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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In their statement, Machado and González emphasized that Maduro and his top lieutenants are the true bosses of Tren de Aragua and said the leadership of the regime and the gang members must be captured and prosecuted.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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That ability to listen to directions and commit to something is a very necessary part to pulling something off like this.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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While the United States continues to negotiate access to and control of these materials, these issues will take time to resolve.—
Jim DeLoach,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Under that agreement, the two sides were supposed to exploit the pause in fighting to negotiate the next stage of the deal, including a permanent cease-fire and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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