: the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition
especially
: a movie or television show that is rerun
Examples of rerun in a Sentence
Verb
Last week's show is being rerun tomorrow night.
They reran the race, but the result was the same.
He reran the software on my computer.
Noun
She spent her vacation watching summer reruns.
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Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Instead, David Stearns brought back Sean Manaea (who filled that No. 1 role more often than not down the stretch) and added Frankie Montas and Clay Holmes — largely rerunning the strategy that ultimately proved successful in 2024.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Reuters, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
In early January, WWE officially partnered with Netflix to present Monday Night Raw, its 34-year-old flagship show and the longest-running weekly episodic program without reruns in TV history.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Cropper said, as the actors reran the courtroom scene.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Instead, David Stearns brought back Sean Manaea (who filled that No. 1 role more often than not down the stretch) and added Frankie Montas and Clay Holmes — largely rerunning the strategy that ultimately proved successful in 2024.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
Romania’s top court ordered a rerun of the vote following suspicion of Russian interference in favor of the unexpected first round winner, the pro-Russian far-right Calin Georgescu.
—Reuters, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
In early January, WWE officially partnered with Netflix to present Monday Night Raw, its 34-year-old flagship show and the longest-running weekly episodic program without reruns in TV history.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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rerun
2 of 2 noun
re·run
ˈrē-ˌrən 
(ˈ)rē-ˈrən
1
: the act or action or an instance of rerunning
2
: a television program or movie that is rerun
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