reenact
verb
re·en·act
ˌrē-ə-ˈnakt 
reenacted; reenacting; reenacts
1
: to enact (something, such as a law) again
2
: to act or perform again
3
: to repeat the actions of (an earlier event or incident)
Examples of reenact in a Sentence
The group reenacted a famous American Civil War battle.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
During their reunion in Italy, the pair also reenacted the famous lift from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
Investigators reenacted the crime and played the video of the car slowing sinking before the court.
—Sean Keane, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
The true crime anthology reenacts some of America’s high-profile murder stories.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reenact. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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