as in repeats
the act of saying or doing over again
his second marriage turned out to be a reprise of the first one: equally disastrous, simply shorter
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as in summarizes
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant
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as in replicates
to make or do again
let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time
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Recent Examples of reprises
Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
On this SyFy horror series, original Chucky voice actor Brad Dourif reprises his role as the titular doll, who goes on a murder spree in a suburban town in New Jersey.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Donnie Wahlberg reprises his character Danny Reagan on the crime show.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Teoscar Hernández reprises role from last October Shohei Ohtani made the 2024 Dodgers dangerous.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Lockhart Kraner reprises her role of Gabby, with Kristen Wiig joining the cast for the film.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise the Clown, while Chris Chalk plays a young Dick Halloran, a name King fans will recognize as the telepathic chef from The Shining and Doctor Sleep, who also appears in the novel's flashbacks.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
In this follow-up, Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock, while Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, and Elden Henson are back as Wilson Fisk, Karen Page, and Foggy Nelson, respectively.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
In George & Mandy's First Marriage, which premiered in October 2024, Jordan reprises his role as Georgie Cooper, Sheldon Cooper's brother.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Donnie Wahlberg reprises his role as Reagan in the Blue Bloods offshoot.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
On this SyFy horror series, original Chucky voice actor Brad Dourif reprises his role as the titular doll, who goes on a murder spree in a suburban town in New Jersey.
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Donnie Wahlberg reprises his character Danny Reagan on the crime show.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Teoscar Hernández reprises role from last October Shohei Ohtani made the 2024 Dodgers dangerous.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Lockhart Kraner reprises her role of Gabby, with Kristen Wiig joining the cast for the film.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Skarsgård reprises his role as Pennywise the Clown, while Chris Chalk plays a young Dick Halloran, a name King fans will recognize as the telepathic chef from The Shining and Doctor Sleep, who also appears in the novel's flashbacks.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
In this follow-up, Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock, while Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, and Elden Henson are back as Wilson Fisk, Karen Page, and Foggy Nelson, respectively.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
In George & Mandy's First Marriage, which premiered in October 2024, Jordan reprises his role as Georgie Cooper, Sheldon Cooper's brother.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprises
Noun
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The organ grows back by night, and the cycle repeats, forever.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Day turns to night, their sleep suffers, and the cycle repeats.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Provide a narrative that summarizes any changes in revenue, expense reductions and board notices to monitor current financial status in the district.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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The event marked McCarty’s first state of the city, a formal annual address by a city leader that typically summarizes recent achievements and outlines future plans.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The vessel has other eco details such as synthetic teak that replicates authentic teak in both looks and the ability to stay cool underfoot, a bio-resin in the layup, among others.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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To strengthen local talent, Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington, is launching an Energy Learning Center with a simulator that replicates X-energy’s control room.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Exhale and repeat through five repetitions.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hold for a second and then return to the starting position, completing multiple repetitions (reps).—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This announcement follows the recent launch of CSB’s Vision, which outlines the organization’s ambition to evolve into an integrated soccer hub in Canada.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit outlines all the medical prescriptions Lau provided to all 21 minors.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Powell and Waldron have ideas for a second season when Hulu officially renews the show.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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After trial, service renews monthly unless canceled.—
Erin Lassner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Reprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprises. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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