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re-present

American  
[ree-pri-zent] / ˌri prɪˈzɛnt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to present again or anew.


re-present British  
/ ˌriːprɪˈzɛnt, ˌriːprɛzənˈteɪʃən /

verb

  1. (tr) to present again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of re-present

First recorded in 1555–65; re- + present 2

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“We are willing to do whatever it takes to continue confidence in the justice system,” she wrote, adding that prosecutors were ready to re-present all cases if needed.

From Seattle Times Mar. 6, 2022

As he and Syphax work with the National Park Service to re-present the property, Hammond said he wants to bring his descendants and others who were enslaved on the property to life for visitors.

From Washington Post Aug. 24, 2020

“One of the reasons to tell any kind of historical event, to re-present it for people, is because it is relevant now,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2019

Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for Ms. DiFiore, said her team had 30 days “to decide whether we will appeal the judge’s decision or re-present the case to a grand jury.”

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2014

Her original plan began to re-present itself to her; modified, of course, to meet the altered conditions.

From No. 13 Washington Square by Scott, Leroy

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