rerelease
verb
re·re·lease
(ˌ)rē-ri-ˈlēs 
variants
or re-release
rereleased or re-released; rereleasing or re-releasing
: to release (something) again
rereleasing classic films
… the book was re-released in April 2002 with a new epilogue.—
Tony Semerad
Tony SemeradThose albums were never rereleased on CD …—Derek Small
Derek Small
rerelease
noun
or re-release
plural rereleases or re-releases
Even before the big re-release in 1997, Star Wars had generated almost $2 billion in movie-ticket and rental sales …
—Zillions
Zillions
Examples of rerelease in a Sentence
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After his sophomore release, 1971’s The Silver Tongued Devil and I, sold more briskly, Kristofferson’s debut album was rereleased as Me & Bobby McGee, capitalizing on the success of the title song, a posthumous Number One pop hit for Janis Joplin.
—Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
The film is being rereleased in theaters on Sept. 20 to mark its 10th anniversary.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
Paramount, the studio behind the movie, disputed those rumors to Variety, though, and still plans to rerelease the movie later this year.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
It has been rereleased multiple times in recent years, including in a new critical edition, which contains commentary by other writers as well as essays by Russ.
—Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
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Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024
The film is being rereleased in theaters on Sept. 20 to mark its 10th anniversary.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 Sep. 2024
Paramount, the studio behind the movie, disputed those rumors to Variety, though, and still plans to rerelease the movie later this year.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 9 Aug. 2024
It has been rereleased multiple times in recent years, including in a new critical edition, which contains commentary by other writers as well as essays by Russ.
—Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rerelease
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“Rerelease.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerelease. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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