as in to perform
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 reenact
In January 1961, in a moment vividly reenacted, with some light fictionalization, in A Complete Unknown, Dylan found Guthrie at the New Jersey hospital where he was being treated for Huntington’s disease.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Kylie, with her cucumber and cutting board, reenacted her sibling’s part in her and Kris’ conversation.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Fable’s latest creation reenacts the five days following Altman’s removal using SIM-1, a decision-making AI framework powered by GPT-4o.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Indeed, the Swiss broadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), in its 1962 documentary on Baldwin, Un étranger dans le village, should have addressed a central conundrum of the essay—the absence of Black people in the village—instead of just reenacting the piece of writing in visual form.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
Kylie, with her cucumber and cutting board, reenacted her sibling’s part in her and Kris’ conversation.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Fable’s latest creation reenacts the five days following Altman’s removal using SIM-1, a decision-making AI framework powered by GPT-4o.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Indeed, the Swiss broadcaster Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), in its 1962 documentary on Baldwin, Un étranger dans le village, should have addressed a central conundrum of the essay—the absence of Black people in the village—instead of just reenacting the piece of writing in visual form.
—Percy Zvomuya, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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This can be performed in separate locations or between individuals in the same room using a speakerphone.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kamilah performed an original rap that hyped up Seacrest.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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If the execution moves forward, Collings will be the 23rd inmate executed in the U.S. this year, with at least three more scheduled before January.Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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The display's welcoming name was inspired by the spirit of friendship, which is a key theme for both the Lower East Side gallery and Sentebale's work, deeply rooted in community engagement and collaborating with national and international organizations to execute programming.Janine Henni, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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In many cases, the prosecution of an assault by a robot would likely follow the logic of charging the owner of a dog (Britain’s Princess Anne was famously prosecuted when her pitbull ‘Dotty’, bit two children).Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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In theory, Trump could be re-indicted and prosecuted for the same crimes in four years, but in practice that’s highly unlikely.Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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Over his years on Days, Clyde committed murder, rape, and blackmail, displayed both homophobic and misogynistic tendencies, was thrown in and busted out of prison, and ran a drug ring.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Club officials had a plethora of permutations for how this winter would unfold, but had not committed to anything before gathering this week at the Winter Meetings.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Forum helps match clients with tutors who fit their needs, handles payments, negotiates rates for each tutor and markets them.Emma Whitford, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Thousands of Amazon workers at the company's first-ever unionized warehouse voted to authorize a strike on Friday, claiming the tech giant has refused to recognize the union and negotiate a contract at the New York City facility.Max Zahn, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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