reenacting

verb

Definition of reenactingnext
present participle of reenact
as in performing
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 Synonyms for reenacting
  1. performing
  2. executing
  3. prosecuting
  4. committing
  5. negotiating
  6. recreating
  7. depicting
Verb
  • Bailey, who appeared in 15 Broadway productions, retired from performing in 2008 following a devastating onstage accident.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The Forest Service has 11 aircraft capable of performing this supervision in California, but only one — an airplane — can do so at night, Freeman said.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of performing
Verb
  • The company has identified weaknesses in its internal controls over financial reporting and is executing a remediation plan, including hiring additional staff and implementing a new ERP system.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Management believes that the current cash on hand is sufficient to continue executing the business plan, assuming favorable guidance from the FDA regarding additional clinical trials.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of executing
Verb
  • The attorney’s effort is aimed at prosecuting reckless drivers more reliably at the state level, which requires someone to be cited for a second time or more.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Milwaukee leaders announced a new effort to curtail repeat reckless driving through more firmly prosecuting the crime.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of prosecuting
Verb
  • Indeed, neither Phillips nor Phoenix was sure about making a sequel, and for a time contemplated putting on a Broadway show instead, before ultimately committing to the movie.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By committing to an experimental mindset, Knausgaard shifted his energy and focus away from self-doubt and toward creative exploration.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of committing
Verb
  • All four clubs have the option of either negotiating a new agreement with DSG or seeking other distribution solutions.
    Brad Adgate, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • PBMs serve as middlemen, negotiating the terms and conditions for access to prescription drugs for hundreds of millions of Americans.
    Alden Abbott, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of negotiating
Verb
  • As waters with many uses – drinking to growing food to manufacturing goods to recreating and fishing – the Great Lakes are one of the few places that garner bipartisan support.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The film follows Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon, with the singing voice of Danny Elfman), the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, who becomes obsessed with Christmas Town and recreating it in his home world.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of recreating
Verb
  • On a gray day in February, the defendants went on trial in Manhattan, and the prosecution began by depicting Horowitz as a master of deception.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The other was off her most recent album, two decades later, depicting complicated love.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of depicting
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