re-enactment
Americannoun
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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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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
He was among several who filmed a harrowing re-enactment of the fall of Saigon.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Paul Tetreault, the Washington theater’s veteran director, said that, despite the resolute tone of McKenzie’s posting, the rationale against such a re-enactment is not a formal policy, but more a matter of “common sense.”
From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2024
A group of women gathered outside a Catholic high school to watch a re-enactment of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024
They naturally took a chief part in the enactment and re-enactment of the Statute of Labourers.
From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by Green, John Richard
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