re-enact
verb (used with object)
to enact for a second or subsequent time.
re-enacting
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present participleof re-enact.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The Catholic-majority country's annual spectacle re-enacting the last moments of Jesus Christ typically draws up to 12,000 local and foreign tourists.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
This was also the heyday of traveling extravaganzas like Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West shows, which featured hundreds of performers re-enacting frontier battles and showing off their hunting and sharpshooting skills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
Did I just wind up re-enacting what people are doing with this movie anyway and express genuine intrigue?
From New York Times ● May 7, 2024
Gunning believes her character is re-enacting "the life she should have had" instead of living her otherwise almost solitary existence.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024
Silent Sam was re-enacting the entire episode in pantomime for the benefit of Tim and Tess and some other infant creatures.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
