: 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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TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The show was rerun this week because Ripa and her co-host husband, Mark Consuelos, are on vacation.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 June 2024
The gap in production quality between America’s Sweethearts and the CMT series is like the difference between Dizzy Gillespie and a child playing a kazoo, but for at least four of the seven episodes, America’s Sweethearts is a rerun of Making the Team.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
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Verb
This rerun, however, might prove more interesting than expected.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
The show was rerun this week because Ripa and her co-host husband, Mark Consuelos, are on vacation.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
When the devil turns into a rerun, that robs him of his power faster than dunking him in a barrel of holy water.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 June 2024
The gap in production quality between America’s Sweethearts and the CMT series is like the difference between Dizzy Gillespie and a child playing a kazoo, but for at least four of the seven episodes, America’s Sweethearts is a rerun of Making the Team.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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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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