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reprises

  • plural
    of reprise.
    reprise
    noun
    Usually reprises. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
  • present tense form
    of reprise (3rd person singular).
    reprise
    noun
    Usually reprises. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.

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Hodges reprises Orazio’s chiaroscuro — the interplay of light and shade — in the sculptural folds of the drapery to equally foreboding effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Holland reprises his role as Peter Parker and his superhero alter-ego in the latest instalment, while Zendaya plays his onscreen love interest, MJ.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Fans entering Burke’s show were greeted by a casket and guest book, where they could pay condolences to a character Burke sometimes reprises in his performances and music videos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

The narrator’s mishandling of his cellphone reprises the author’s delightful affinity for physical slapstick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Nowadays reprises are suppressed, and that is more prudent.

From On the Execution of Music, and Principally of Ancient Music by Camille Saint-Saëns