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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To perform a squat pulse, start with your feet hip-width apart.—
Jordan Smith,
SELF,
14 Apr. 2025
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The torturous clobbering comes after Joel saves Abby from infected hordes and is coldly executed in front of his surrogate daughter, Ellie (Bella Ramsey).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The governor had heard reports the cult followed an obscure criminal who had been tortured and executed by the Romans.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
20 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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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
Verb
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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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His special envoy to Ukraine set a goal of negotiating an agreement even quicker during the first 100 days of Trump's term.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Still, there’s a fine line between negotiating smartly and offending a seller.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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