Thesaurus results for REENACT

reenact

verb

Definition of reenact

as in to perform

to act out a past event; to enact again The group reenacted a famous American Civil War battle.

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Recent Examples of reenact Tam says the suspect’s wealthy family and local police repeatedly urged her to accept money and avoid charges, even asking her to reenact the assault that left her traumatized. — Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The show reenacted a 1978 altercation in which McConaughey’s Dickens confronted Bell after Bell allegedly exposed himself to children. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Aug. 2026 Both films show their stunted couples attempting to start over, reenacting the beginning of their relationship, when everything was terrifyingly and beautifully undetermined. — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted the sheriff’s office, reenacting the scenarios that Stork described, according to the arrest report. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reenact

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During the themed show, the dancers performed to many of Carey’s songs from over the years.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
His new project, Flop, aims to create a spot market for computing power, where participants are rewarded with Flop tokens for providing GPUs and performing AI inference.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of perform

Verb

The property, which takes up residence in an 18th-century palazzo, looks fresh-faced and gorgeous after a multi-year and multi-phase renovation executed through the peak of the pandemic.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
In July, Florida became the first state in nearly a decade to execute two prisoners in one day.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of execute

Verb

Rasco said the State Attorney’s Office committee recommended that the officer who fired the fatal bullet should not be prosecuted.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Pillay has been instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of prosecute

Verb

Williams was charged later that year with kidnapping, assault, conspiracy to commit a felony and first-degree arson.

— Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
The awards spotlight those who commit to advancing justice worldwide while often taking on great personal risk.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of commit

Verb

And third, the FCC can negotiate a consent decree with the broadcaster to redress any violations and resolve an enforcement matter.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
No consensus on what counts as a weapon International efforts to negotiate a new framework banning all weapons in space have stalled because there is no agreement on what counts as a space weapon, among other things, according to Samson.

— Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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