re-enactment
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re-enactments
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the process, act, or instance of re-enacting something.
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an event at which people re-enact a historical event, particularly a battle.
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The effect is to make this historical re-enactment read like an allegory of determinism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The 1966 Battle of Hastings re-enactment that got real.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The re-enactment will be available on Radio 4's social channels and also feature in The Archers Podcast.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
He was among several who filmed a harrowing re-enactment of the fall of Saigon.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
The restoration of peace to Europe, and the re-enactment of the Corn Laws in 1815, mark the beginning of another era in the history of agriculture.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
He joined battle re-enactments at Gettysburg and Antietam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
That heralded a series of re-enactments, military flyovers and memorial services in several locations.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
Plus, Jarecki's style of dramatic re-enactments has become more commonplace in true crime than the practice was a decade ago.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024
Court proceedings also have featured re-enactments by lawyers and witnesses of the confrontation, including basketball passes and simulated punches between Morant and Holloway’s lawyer.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
It was to be temporary, but by re-enactments with alterations it was prolonged until 1822, new posts being added from time to time.
From The Character and Influence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin by Frederick Jackson Turner
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