reenacting

verb

Definition of reenactingnext
present participle of reenact
as in performing
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 Synonyms for reenacting
  1. performing
  2. executing
  3. prosecuting
  4. committing
  5. negotiating
  6. recreating
  7. depicting
Verb
  • The spectacle will mark Bey’s first time performing since the release of her Billboard 200-topping album Cowboy Carter.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These robots will be capable of performing tasks like cleaning, cooking and offering personalized assistance.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of performing
Verb
  • The team responsible for executing the Executive Residence’s holiday look appears to be growing; in 2012, Michelle Obama welcomed 85 volunteers onto the premises to set the festive scene.
    Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Look for companies willing to spend a lot of time building relationships with the people executing in other organizations.
    James Loffler, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of executing
Verb
  • But the Hawaii Supreme Court reversed that decision and concluded that prosecuting Wilson for carrying a handgun didn't violate the Constitution.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors must abstain from prosecuting others based on partisan affiliation or personal animosity.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of prosecuting
Verb
  • This means committing to protecting payment pages, detecting unauthorized changes and safeguarding customer data.
    Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Advocate and Prioritize Rigorously assess your team’s capacity before committing to new projects.
    Tracy Lawrence, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of committing
Verb
  • Watch on Deadline As Deadline reported in August, Yellowstone producers MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios had been negotiating with Reilly and Hauser for months.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Last Christmas Eve, Posen was with her in the hospital, negotiating with Dickson by phone.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of negotiating
Verb
  • In Week 5, Bynum celebrated his interception of Aaron Rodgers in the first quarter of the Vikings' win over the Jets in London by recreating the iconic handshake from the 1998 Disney movie The Parent Trap.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The Encore sees the duo reuniting and recreating moments from two decades ago, including their return to work at fast-food chain Sonic.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of recreating
Verb
  • The campaign involves social media, digital content depicting large Madewell gift boxes atop landmarks around the city, and a New York Times insert appearing Sunday.
    David Moin, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
  • By depicting how the band impacted fans on a non-musical level, Beatles '64 both accentuates their power as a cultural force that transcends songs and also makes the message resonate even more deeply for those of us who didn’t follow their path to rockstar glory.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of depicting
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