: the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition
especially
: a movie or television show that is rerun
Examples of rerun in a Sentence
Verb
Last week's show is being rerun tomorrow night.
They reran the race, but the result was the same.
He reran the software on my computer.
Noun
She spent her vacation watching summer reruns.
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Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
The film will be rerun on October 30 at the festival.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
It was canceled after three seasons, but reruns on Adult Swim and strong DVD sales prompted Fox to revive the series in 2005.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Biden tends to chat so long that event organizers have to rerun the soundtrack.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
The film will be rerun on October 30 at the festival.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
Noun
There won't be an episode next week (a rerun will air instead), but the following week will feature the Group B Finals in '60s Night.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
It was canceled after three seasons, but reruns on Adult Swim and strong DVD sales prompted Fox to revive the series in 2005.
—Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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rerun
2 of 2 noun
re·run
ˈrē-ˌrən 
(ˈ)rē-ˈrən
1
: the act or action or an instance of rerunning
2
: a television program or movie that is rerun
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