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reprise

[ri-prahyz, ruh-preez] / rɪˈpraɪz, rəˈpriz /
NOUN
recapitulation
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He’ll reprise the role a final time in “Avengers: Doomsday” in December.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Initially, Paramount hoped to entice John Barrymore to reprise with sound the dual role he made famous in a 1920 silent still hailed today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

The protests are widely seen as a reprise of the "cockroach" movement's mass mobilisation in July, which led to the education minister stepping down over an examination scandal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

The original cast of Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison and Joe Thomas will reprise their roles for the feature film, with production starting on Monday.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

He read my ticket and then went through a reprise of the just-the-facts interrogation he had administered that afternoon in the Watch Commander’s Office.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Hodges reprises Orazio’s chiaroscuro — the interplay of light and shade — in the sculptural folds of the drapery to equally foreboding effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Holland reprises his role as Peter Parker and his superhero alter-ego in the latest instalment, while Zendaya plays his onscreen love interest, MJ.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Dwayne Johnson reprises his role as demigod Maui, while the titular heroine will be played by newcomer Catherine Laga’aia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Fans entering Burke’s show were greeted by a casket and guest book, where they could pay condolences to a character Burke sometimes reprises in his performances and music videos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

They did not hesitate to embroider the compositions, and the reprises were widespread.

From On the Execution of Music, and Principally of Ancient Music by Camille Saint-Saëns

Tom Hanks reprised his role as David S. Pumpkins in the Oct.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Later in his career, Stewart reprised his role as Picard in various “Star Trek” films and a recent spinoff series.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

On Saturday, the band reprised its recent two-nights/no-repeats gambit with a completely different setlist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Cole reprised her earlier role in the 2010s reboot Still Open All Hours, opposite David Jason, and also appeared alongside Suranne Jones in Gentleman Jack.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Buckingham House was reprised by a bargain with the public for one hundred thousand pounds; and the small house at Windsor has been, if I mistake not, undertaken since that account was brought before us.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) by Edmund Burke

So Seyfried starts to help Fielder re-enact scenes that cameras were not present for, reprising her role as Holmes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

James Austin Johnson, reprising his Trump impersonation from the American “Saturday Night Live,” crashed the meeting as the fictional Zelenskyy pleaded for restored Starlink access.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

Fans cheered for the return of the Jonas Brothers reprising their original Disney roles in “Camp Rock 3.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

The English actress is having a blockbuster year, between reprising her breakout role and starring in Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

"Then through here—" Miss Avery continued passing and reprising through the hall.

From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster


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