retelling

noun

re·tell·ing (ˌ)rē-ˈte-liŋ

: a new version of a story

a retelling of a Greek legend

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This book is not only a retelling of the crime—a story that Till’s family, among others, has already published—but also a rich and wandering history of the township in which Till died: the few square miles of plantations that helped birth both the blues and the Ku Klux Klan. —

The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024 That interest has continued to grow since American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy released his retelling of the case in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story in October. —

Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 His retelling includes Corey Comperatore, the former firefighter killed by a bullet meant for Trump. —

Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024 Despite the lack of veracity in Trump’s retelling, his version of the story had already spread across conservative corners of social media and was amplified by rightwing news outlets. —

Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for retelling