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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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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Recent Examples of reprises
Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Allison Williams reprises the robotics engineer Gemma who created M3GAN, while Amie Donald brings the creepy doll back to life with the aid of the voice of Jenna Davis.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
David Howard Thorton reprises his iconic role as Art the Clown while Lauren LaVera is back as the Terrifier series’ final girl Sienna.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Connie Nielsen reprises her role as Lucius' mother, Lucilla, from the original Gladiator.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The actor reprises his role as the villain Doctor Robotnik in the newest sequel in the video-game-to-movie franchise.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
After starring in 28 Days Later (2002) and sitting out the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, Cillian Murphy reprises his role in 28 Years Later as Jim, a former bicycle courier who previously woke from a coma to find the ‘Rage Virus’ has decimated London.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
There's no word yet if any existing characters are returning, but there are rumors Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Jim, the survivor who wakes up in a London hospital following a traffic collision and discovers the entire city deserted.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Allu Arjun reprises his role of smuggler Pushpa and Mandanna is also back as his wife, Srivalli, in the new film.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Cillian Murphy reprises his role of Jim from 2002’s 28 Weeks Later for 28 Years Later, which also stars Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Allison Williams reprises the robotics engineer Gemma who created M3GAN, while Amie Donald brings the creepy doll back to life with the aid of the voice of Jenna Davis.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
David Howard Thorton reprises his iconic role as Art the Clown while Lauren LaVera is back as the Terrifier series’ final girl Sienna.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Connie Nielsen reprises her role as Lucius' mother, Lucilla, from the original Gladiator.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
The actor reprises his role as the villain Doctor Robotnik in the newest sequel in the video-game-to-movie franchise.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
After starring in 28 Days Later (2002) and sitting out the 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, Cillian Murphy reprises his role in 28 Years Later as Jim, a former bicycle courier who previously woke from a coma to find the ‘Rage Virus’ has decimated London.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Dec. 2024
There's no word yet if any existing characters are returning, but there are rumors Cillian Murphy reprises his role as Jim, the survivor who wakes up in a London hospital following a traffic collision and discovers the entire city deserted.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Allu Arjun reprises his role of smuggler Pushpa and Mandanna is also back as his wife, Srivalli, in the new film.
—Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Reprises.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reprises. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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