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reread

[ree-reed, ree-reed] / riˈrid, ˈriˌrid /
VERB
read again
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He even thinks the tech could get people to reread old favorites: "Now is the time to maybe dive into areas where it was really hard to do in the past."

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

I used this as an excuse to reread his autobiography, which is frequently hilarious, and tried to revisit all his recent interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

I reread my 1999 email recently, trying to find the person who wrote it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Mock, who reread The Lord of the Rings every year from fourth grade through ninth grade, has simpler dreams: “a hobbit hole out in the countryside, and as little as possible.”

From Slate ● May 28, 2026

While I was on my second cup of coffee, I took out my unmailed letter to Sister Irma and reread it.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

Here, Henry discusses her writing process, an author she rereads every year and the meaning behind the Taylor Swift needle-drop in “People We Meet on Vacation.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

Even on rereads, which I try to do every year, I find my heart racing and my palms sweating within a hundred pages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025

He rereads them every so often, refusing to forget any detail or teaching.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023

Sometimes, Susan pulls out her sixth-grade textbooks, the only books she possesses, and rereads them.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2021

Max eats a second ham sandwich and rereads a comic book, and sheets of yellow flowers glow in the fields, and Jutta wonders if any of them grow over the bones of her brother.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Assuming you aren’t too busy rereading Patel’s children’s book, my colleagues have some ideas for how to spend the rest of your evening:

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

In his first week officiating 9- and 10-year-old youth baseball games, umpire Tom Howell IV hoped that reading and rereading his rulebook would prevent any rookie mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

To my mind, there is no better way to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary than rereading “Common Sense.”

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

I grew up in Los Angeles a hopeless romantic with my head permanently tilted toward the sky and a copy of “Romeo and Juliet” worn from rereading.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025

But I have kept the book, through many years and many moves, always on a prominent shelf, and have never once held it in my hands without thinking of Volpe and rereading his words.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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