reenacts

verb

Definition of reenactsnext
present tense third-person singular of reenact
as in performs
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 reenacts
  1. performs
  2. executes
  3. commits
  4. recreates
  5. depicts
Verb
  • Dylan shows up midway through the taping and performs a song with Moffette.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Watch on Deadline The network typically performs very well toward the end of the year with both 25 Days of Christmas and 31 Nights of Halloween in October, which both include a lineup of fan-favorite films to draw audiences in.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of performs
Verb
  • If the company executes well on its foundry plans and delivers compelling new CPU and GPU chips, Intel could see almost 3x upside.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • An investor can set the parameters of a trade so that when the timing is right, the system immediately executes the trade without human oversight.
    Thomas Hartmann, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of executes
Verb
  • Guarding the goal, a player commits a foul or a handball, resulting in a penalty kick to the opposition.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Myers commits to his characters — fully embodying such memorable personae as Wayne Campbell, Austin Powers, and Shrek, among countless others — and is willing to fight for the smallest details.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of commits
Verb
  • Phil Hoad recreates the story for us with a great sense of pacing and style, taking in not just the main elements of the tale, but expanding his aperture to explore the larger treasure-hunting subculture.
    Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
  • With Thanksgiving around the corner, Dwight (Rainn Wilson) recreates his childhood memory of his uncle's Hay Place in the Dunder Mifflin parking lot.
    Allison Sadlier, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of recreates
Verb
  • The dynamic clip was directed by Jonah Haber and depicts Tinashe being detained in a cell, struggling to escape as onlookers watch her dance.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The image depicts a man resembling Osama bin Laden dressed in a Santa Claus costume.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of depicts
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