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reprise

[ri-prahyz, ruh-preez] / rɪˈpraɪz, rəˈpriz /
NOUN
recapitulation
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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 demand for a follow-up by this new wave of fans helped convince Bullock and Kidman to reprise their roles nearly 30 years on, they say.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The “Clueless” sequel, which will see actor Alicia Silverstone reprise her role as Cher, was awarded a $16.3 million credit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Carapaz, who rides for Vaughters’s EF team, again proved his mettle as a veteran mountain goat, taking a pair of wins including a reprise of Alpe d’Huez on Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

It was a reprise of my first attempt on the north face.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

The chorus of “Stone Fruit” has a lot in common with that of the title track, and “Two Fried” reprises elements of “Lucky.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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

Australia's Samara Weaving reprises her starring role in the sequel, which sees her forced once again to run a gauntlet, this time against multiple families.

From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026

The clear value, reprises deducted, yearly, £5 13s. 10d.,” with “goods, chattels and ornaments worth £1 10s.”

From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by James Conway Walter

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Walters starred in Gavin and Stacey from its launch in 2007 and reprised her role for a 2024 Christmas special.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The north London club have reprised their famous yellow for this season's third strip, with a kit reminiscent of away shirts worn by Arsenal players during the late 1980s.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

That musical’s writer, Lin-Manuel Miranda, penned the songs for the 2016 film alongside Opetaia Foaʻi and Mark Mancina; dutifully reprised here, they remain basically persuasive works of Disney pop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 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

The season premiere opened Saturday with Ramy Youssef reprising his role as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, delivering an update on the nor’easter battering the East Coast before James Austin Johnson’s Trump arrived unexpectedly.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

An original Oompa Loompa actor from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory has retired after reprising the role one final time.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Two-time Oscar winner Adrien Brody made his Broadway debut in “The Fear of 13,” reprising his acclaimed Olivier-nominated London performance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

The fourth series he’s produced this year, this “Yellowstone” spinoff has Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprising their roles and doing battle against a rival rancher in South Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 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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