reenacts

verb

present tense third-person singular of reenact
as in performs
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 reenacts In her letter, Austen also nearly reenacts in these lines the scene in which Elizabeth is insulted at the ball. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025 One hundred twenty-five years later, on the same quay in Geneva, a theater troupe reenacts the event every Sunday. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025 This 9-night event reenacts the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem with songs, costumes and music. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025 During Muharram a community group will often stage a passion play (taʿziyyah) that reenacts the events of Ḥusayn’s martyrdom. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 May 2026 Ordained to the Catholic priesthood in June, Jimenez was watching as parishioners acted out the Nativity scene during a posada, a Latin American tradition that reenacts Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem in search of shelter. — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reenacts
  1. performs
  2. executes
  3. prosecutes
  4. commits
  5. negotiates
  6. recreates
  7. depicts
Verb
  • The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • This super-simple dessert performs a delicious magic trick in the oven—the berries sink and the topping rises, yielding a stunning summery treat.
    — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of performs
Verb
  • But changing how the world executes agreements was never just about software.
    — Keith Krach, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • This command executes malicious code inside the AppleScript directly.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Definition of executes
Verb
  • Florida prosecutes children as adults for serious crimes and sends juvenile offenders to adult prisons at higher rates than any other state.
    — Jay Blitzman, The Conversation, 8 June 2026
  • Palm Beach County also has a state attorney who prosecutes cases for the entire county, including the Town of Palm Beach.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Definition of prosecutes
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  • This binding international treaty commits states to AI systems that respect human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
    — Alain Berset, Time, 6 July 2026
  • Those say the association's judicial body may suspend a disciplinary measure, which will be re-imposed if the player at issue commits a similar infringement during the probation period.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of commits
Verb
  • Canada negotiates lower drug prices for all its citizens under its universal health care system.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • The fundraising comes as SpaceX negotiates to pay razor-thin fees to the Wall Street firms, though banks are still likely to rake in about $500 million.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Definition of negotiates
Verb
  • The agency has opened applications for its next Moon & Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA) mission, a year-long simulation that recreates the isolation, confinement and day-to-day challenges of long-duration space exploration.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • Corden’s mum and dad are also in attendance for the show, and both take part in the final segment, which recreates a moment from the day’s events.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of recreates
Verb
  • The franchise depicts a future where good people want to do good, are endlessly curious, believe in justice and diplomacy and strive to maintain peace.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Achilles discovered among the Daughters of Lycomedes depicts a Greek mythological scene during the Trojan War in which the hero Achilles has been hidden by his mother, the sea nymph Thetis, on the island of Skyros.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of depicts

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