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noun

plural of reprise

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of reprise

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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Noun

The show’s got love songs, patter songs, a few reprises, a soliloquy, and production numbers with hooky choruses guaranteed to stick in your head. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026 O’Casey reprises her role from the stage adaptation which recently completed its West End run. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026 The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

Verb

Hodges reprises Orazio’s chiaroscuro — the interplay of light and shade — in the sculptural folds of the drapery to equally foreboding effect. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 The Munich flagship reprises some of its key materials, including Venetian terrazzo for the flooring, blanc cassé plaster and white terracotta decorations for the walls, as well as wood and iron for furniture. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026 Pitt reprises his role as stunt double Booth from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the 2019 Sony Pictures hit that Tarantino wrote and directed, with Leonardo DiCaprio co-starring in the initial movie as Western icon Rick Dalton. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 But the John Wick lead will star opposite Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok), who reprises his role from the original as crime boss Jang Dong-su. — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026 More than a decade after Victorious wrapped on Nickelodeon, Monet reprises her role as the over-the-top performer on Netflix’s new spinoff series, Hollywood Arts. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 19 Oct. 2026 The Dropout The Hulu series looms large over the whole documentary, and not just because Seyfried reprises her role as Holmes in it. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 Kyla Pratt reprises her role as Penny, with Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud, Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Proud and Jo Marie Payton as Suga Mama. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 Additionally, Andrew Rannells reprises the role of Elijah Krantz. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reprises

Noun

If this does happen, the same process from above repeats but only with the cluster of teams selected.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
The channel currently airs archival programmes and our members are paid for these repeats.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeats

Verb

Because this was a scoping review, which summarizes existing research rather than testing a treatment directly, the researchers could not make clinical recommendations or fully assess the risk of bias.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Giuffra on Friday also referred to a Cornell document that summarizes key evidence included in a university disciplinary panel’s decision.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of summarizes

Verb

In that sense, New Stanford replicates an ancient form of patriarchal bias that casts men as the norm and women as an atypical other.

— Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a robotic arm that replicates aspects of human touch perception.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of replicates

Noun

Perform 5 to 10 repetitions of whichever variation is appropriate for you.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
With Dru Smith sidelined by a calf strain sustained during training camp, Larsson had wound up taking repetitions at point guard, including during that preseason-opening victory over the Raptors.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of repetitions

Verb

City outlines restrictions on camera use In its statement, the city said officers must enter an offense type and associated case number when conducting historical ALPR searches as part of investigations.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
An affidavit prepared by a Fort Worth Police Department homicide detective outlines the circumstances that law enforcement authorities believe support Henton’s arrest for murder, the offense on suspicion of which he was arrested on Friday.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlines

Verb

The lawsuit renews scrutiny of Epstein’s New Mexico operations, which went uncharged as authorities repeatedly deferred to investigations elsewhere, according to a state commission report.

— Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
After the initial year, the subscription automatically renews at the then-current rate.

— Camila Quimper, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026

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