REPRISES Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of reprise

as in repeats

the act of saying or doing over again his second marriage turned out to be a reprise of the first one: equally disastrous, simply shorter

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verb

present tense third-person singular of reprise

as in summarizes

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant

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as in replicates

to make or do again let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time

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Noun

The show’s got love songs, patter songs, a few reprises, a soliloquy, and production numbers with hooky choruses guaranteed to stick in your head. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026 O’Casey reprises her role from the stage adaptation which recently completed its West End run. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026 The campaign reprises and expands the concept of the collection’s look book images unveiled earlier this year, which saw Michele’s tribe pictured on a bed, mainly sleeping but also occasionally playing the guitar, doing a crossword puzzle, taking selfies or having a snack. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025

Verb

Kyla Pratt reprises her role as Penny, with Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud, Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Proud and Jo Marie Payton as Suga Mama. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 Additionally, Andrew Rannells reprises the role of Elijah Krantz. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 In recurring roles, David Chokachi reprises his original role as Cody Madison, while Livvy Dunne portrays Grace. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026 James Spader reprises his role as Ultron, an evil artificial intelligence that built Vision to be his own ultimate physical form. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 The Karakorum reprises the jacket created for the 1954 K2 expedition, now in modern 10-denier micro-ripstop. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 Guy reprises her role of Whitley on Netflix’s A Different World reboot, in which her youngest daughter with Dwayne (Tony winner Maleah Joi Moon) starts her freshman year at Hillman. — Eric King, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026 In addition to Pitt, Cliff Booth also stars Scott Caan, Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Peter Weller, Carla Gugino, Holt McCallany and JB Tadena, while Timothy Olyphant reprises his Hollywood role of real-life Western actor James Stacy. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 The piece reprises a format used in 2017 by Sierra to confront the Syrian Civil War, which had begun in 2011 and continued until December 2024. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The band only disclosed that the seven shows would be color-coded to correspond to each of the seven colors of the rainbow, and that back-to-back shows would be without repeats.

— Benjy Eisen, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
When a signal repeats that consistently, clinical guidance tends to follow.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Giuffra on Friday also referred to a Cornell document that summarizes key evidence included in a university disciplinary panel’s decision.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
The film ends with Kaczynski being apprehended, and summarizes the years to follow via text on the screen.

— Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of summarizes

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With Dru Smith sidelined by a calf strain sustained during training camp, Larsson had wound up taking repetitions at point guard, including during that preseason-opening victory over the Raptors.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Adjust the difficulty up or down by adding or lowering repetitions, weight or speed.

— Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The nonprofit Stand Up for Stand Up posted a detailed breakdown of the data that outlines a 66% shrinkage in the SiriusXM Raw channel roster.

— Christina Catherine Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
The letter outlines 10 conditions that could help alleviate antitrust concerns.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

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