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
His designs are an imaginative feast, with a giraffe standing on stilts, a kangaroo bouncing on a pogo stick, and frogs reenacting Homeric battles.
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Dramatically reenacting the scene in the special, Foxx’s legs tremble, his eyes wide.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Police allege that Bao and Ghez conspired and took part in the Connecticut Dining Hall in reenacting a TikTok video that was going viral on Nov. 7.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Nov. 2024
Carpenter reenacted the scene of Lizzie trying out different outfits, including a large igloo-style dress complete with hood and cuffs.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Dramatically reenacting the scene in the special, Foxx’s legs tremble, his eyes wide.
—Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Police allege that Bao and Ghez conspired and took part in the Connecticut Dining Hall in reenacting a TikTok video that was going viral on Nov. 7.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Nov. 2024
Carpenter reenacted the scene of Lizzie trying out different outfits, including a large igloo-style dress complete with hood and cuffs.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rod Wave Rod Wave will perform at the American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of his Last Lap tour on Saturday, January 18.Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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With this capability, Schaeffler can perform returnable account matching with the help of machine learning models and automate the matching process by activating line-item matching.Forbes, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Tar Heel State has not executed a death row inmate since 2006.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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Investigators are probing whether the suspect acted alone or had help from others in planning and executing the attack, Jason Williams, the district attorney of Orleans Parish, which includes New Orleans, told ABC News.Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
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The Justice Department’s efforts to investigate and prosecute rioters — the largest such probe in U.S. history — have yielded charges against more than 1,580 defendants and convictions for about 1,270 of them.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Justice Department also said Young has called for retribution against jurors, judges and law enforcement officers involved in prosecuting the Jan. 6 defendants, all of whom are in the Washington area.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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The labor action sprang up almost a month ago at the height of the Christmas package delivery season, with workers at Amazon facilities dotted across the country picketing for better wages, benefits, and working conditions, and a demand that Amazon negotiate with them on a contract.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
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In 2022, the Israeli parliamentarian Naftali Bennett recalled negotiating with Netanyahu after a recent election failed to yield a clear winner.Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Reenact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reenact. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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