retelling

[ree-tel-ing] / riˈtɛl ɪŋ /

NOUN

rehearsal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drill practice session reading recital tryout workout

STRONG

call description experiment going-over practice prep readying recitation recounting relation run through shakedown

WEAK

dry run rehearsing test flight trial balloon trial performance

Antonyms

WEAK

cold turkey

Example Sentences

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Making a purposefully idiosyncratic retelling of a classic tale came with its own challenges.

From Los Angeles Times

I don’t know whether or not he is a narcissist, but from your retelling, he is someone who has always looked out for himself.

From MarketWatch

Decades of retelling this story means "kindliest" has now turned into "friendliest".

From BBC

As such, it’s a story that deserves retelling, and it gets it in “Miracle: The Boys of ’80.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a competition famous for producing stories worthy of retelling on stadium concourses around the country, and across generations.

From BBC