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re-enactment

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noun

  1. the acting out or repetition of a past event or situation

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This past weekend, it hosted a re-enactment of an 1850s tent town, complete with costumed actors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

What they're witnessing is an historical re-enactment of one of the final battles for Berlin in 1945.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

He was among several who filmed a harrowing re-enactment of the fall of Saigon.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Over a breakfast interview last month, Lewis delivered a lively, solo re-enactment of that fateful talk with Torres.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Hence by the re-enactment of the event the beneficial results would be again obtained or at least preserved in undiminished potency and vigour.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)

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