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

In Practical Magic 2, Channing reprises her role as Aunt Frances Owens. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Aug. 2026 Pitt reprises his role as stunt double Booth from the 2019 Sony Pictures hit that Tarantino wrote and directed, with Leonardo DiCaprio co-starring in that one as Western icon Rick Dalton. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 Tom Hopper reprises his role as Raife Hastings, while Constance Wu will once again portray Katie Buranek, Dar Salim is Mohammed Farooq and Luke Hemsworth is Jules Landry. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026 Gary Lewis reprises his role as DSU Robertson, who continues to work closely with Amy and Kirsten. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 Chris Hemsworth also reprises his role as Thor, alongside Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Letitia Wright as Black Panther, Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier, Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Simu Liu as Shang-Chi. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 Kelly Macdonald is Sheriff Kerry, Ulrich Thomsen plays Sinestro, Laura Linney a Guardian of the Universe, and Nathan Fillion reprises Guy Gardner from Superman. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Our old-school Classic view reprises the original site layout from 1998, the year the Ars Orbiting HQ launched. — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

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Noun

Don’t expect too many repeats here; Turner bakes with the seasons, with interesting flavor combos.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Sexuality and identity become intertwined, while the complexity of a person is reduced to categories that culture, including cinema, repeats.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

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Verb

For the past two years, most of healthcare's AI conversation has centered on the co-pilot—a smart assistant that drafts a note, summarizes a chart or answers a question while a human stays firmly in the driver's seat.

— Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
In many cases, user behavior may be influenced by whether a source is cited, if a brand is mentioned, or if an answer summarizes the topic accurately.

— Matthew Kayser, IndyStar, 23 July 2026

Definition of summarizes

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Yayoi Kusama, whose obsessive repetitions of dots and nets became a means of expressing infinity, leaving an indelible mark on contemporary art worldwide, died on August 14 of multiple organ failure at a hospital in Tokyo.

— Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Perform five to eight repetitions, then reverse the direction.

— Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

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