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reprise

[ri-prahyz, ruh-preez] / rɪˈpraɪz, rəˈpriz /
NOUN
recapitulation
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The National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, venue for the fashion show being held later on Thursday, will also host a reprise of the famous 1985 museum exhibition by Lagerfeld.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

She agreed, tickled to reprise her role again.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

The actor played the titular character in the West End revival of “Evita” and will reprise the role on Broadway next year.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Ned Dennehy and Packy Lee are set to reprise their roles from the series, and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

When she was getting close to retiring, the opera decided to reprise her role one last time.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Dwayne Johnson reprises his role as demigod Maui, with 19-year-old Australian-Samoan newcomer Catherine Laga'aia playing Moana, the teen daughter of a Polynesian chief.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Fast facts: Tom Holland reprises his role as Marvel’s Spidey, aka Peter Parker, in this long-awaited follow-up to 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Blunt reprises her role as Emily Charlton, who is no longer an assistant at the magazine and now works as a high-up executive in luxury retail.

From BBC May 1, 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 Walter, James Conway

The young-and-old distinction of legendary Barcelona centre-back duo Puyol and Pique has been reprised in this tournament through Laporte and Cubarsi.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The 1993 blockbuster dominated his filmography and sparked a series of sequels and reboots - including the recent Jurassic World series, in which he reprised his role as palaeontologist Dr Alan Grant.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

His charisma made him a worthy inheritor to the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in stage productions of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” which he reprised several times over the years.

From Salon Jun. 12, 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 Burke, Edmund

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

Even with all four main players from the original cast reprising their roles, and Aline Brosh McKenna and David Frankel returning to write and direct, respectively, none of this merit was guaranteed.

From Salon May 1, 2026

And in “Giant,” John Lithgow, reprising his Olivier Award-winning performance, portrays the author in all his dyspeptic glory.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Disney also played clips from The Devil Wears Prada 2, with Meryl Streep reprising her role as ice cold fashion editor Miranda Priestly.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2026

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

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




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