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rerun

[ree-ruhn, ree-ruhn] / riˈrʌn, ˈriˌrʌn /
NOUN
repeat
Synonyms
STRONGEST
repetition replay
STRONG
echo recapitulation reiteration reproduction
WEAK
reshowing
Antonyms
WEAK
original
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 reprise reproduce 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 reprise reproduce 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 risk of a rerun of last year’s tariff chaos has clearly increased, but the situation is still a long way from reaching that degree of disorder.”

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

Whereas when Oregon goes up 34-6 at the half, you’re stuck with that mess, and need to choose between a rerun of “Elf” or actually talking to your family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

However, he boycotted the rerun, demanding electoral reforms.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

The episode that aired the weekend he wrote that tweet was a rerun.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

I can’t hear anything that’s happening in this sitcom rerun over my own crunching.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.