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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During their reunion in Italy, the pair also reenacted the famous lift from the 1987 film Dirty Dancing.
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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
Presumably the old sword had lost some of its magic, for no doubt that once again the play will soon be reenacted.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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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
Presumably the old sword had lost some of its magic, for no doubt that once again the play will soon be reenacted.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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In 2013, after a decade and a half of slow and steady work, the twin-sister pop duo from Canada scored their first Grammy nomination, their first top 10 album and performed with Taylor Swift at Staples Center.Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Similar to the series’ medical personnel, who do not perform surgery except in cases of emergency, Scenic does not have surgical capabilities on board.Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
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NuScale executed a revenue generating agreement with Fluor (FLR) for engineering and design services for a nuclear power project.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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China practiced blockading Taiwan just last month by surrounding the island, which could, if executed in earnest, stop imports or exports from the country.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Netanyahu’s lack of strategic vision to accomplish this task, however, suggests that Israel will be prosecuting an ongoing war that has alienated many potential U.S. partners in the world.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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But Maduro reneged on the agreement and instead cracked down on his critics, detaining political opponents and human rights defenders, disqualifying opposition candidates and prosecuting critics on politically motivated charges.Tirana Hassan, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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President Biden will formally apologize Friday to Indigenous communities for the role the U.S. government played in abuses committed in Federal Indian Boarding Schools that Native American children attended after being forcibly removed from their homes.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 25 Oct. 2024
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The teenager has been charged with one count of terrorism and one count of conspiracy to commit terrorism, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office said in a statement –– both of which are felonies.Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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City, county and school officials had urged both sides to keep negotiating and reach agreement prior to Medicare open enrollment, which runs Oct. 15 to Dec. 7.Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2024
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The mistake nearly pushed the company into bankruptcy, until Huang negotiated a contract buyout with Sega that provided Nvidia with a financial lifeline and resources to develop the NV1′s successor.Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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