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reprise

[ri-prahyz, ruh-preez] / rɪˈpraɪz, rəˈpriz /
NOUN
recapitulation
Synonyms
STRONG
peroration summary
VERB
ransom
Synonyms
STRONG
deliver emancipate extricate free liberate manumit recover redeem regain release repurchase rescue save unchain
WEAK
buy freedom of buy out obtain release of pay for release of set free unfetter
Antonyms
STRONG
confine forfeit harm hold hurt imprison incarcerate keep limit lose restrain
VERB
reiterate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
echo renew repeat restate
STRONG
ditto double-check ingeminate iterate recap recapitulate rehash retell
WEAK
come again go over again play back recheck resay rewarn say again
Antonyms
WEAK
take back
VERB
repeat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
echo recite rehash reiterate renew replay restate
STRONG
chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework
WEAK
come again drum into go over again hold over make like occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy stop
VERB
restate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
echo rehash reiterate renew
STRONG
chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate recite reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake replay reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework
WEAK
come again drum into go over again hold over make like occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy stop

Example Sentences

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The demand for actors to reprise their most famous roles for the sake of dredging whatever value — read: money — is left from the property has to die, along with this reboot.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

The actor had been set to reprise her iconic role in the reboot, tentatively titled “Buffy: New Sunnydale,” which she had been developing along with Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao for the Disney-owned streamer for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The 64-year-old joins actors Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar, who will reprise their roles in the next instalment of Jed Mercurio's hit crime thriller.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Casting George Hamilton instead of making Duvall an offer he couldn’t refuse to reprise his role as Tom Hagen, the loyal, level-headed consigliere of the Corleone family, doomed “Part III” before the cameras even rolled.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Before Chapter Eleven, in a reprise of Desdemona’s gender prognostications, began wearing a tiny silver spoon around his neck.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides