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rerelease

American  
[ree-ri-lees] / ˌri rɪˈlis /

verb (used with object)

rereleased, rereleasing
  1. to release again.

    Some popular films are rereleased every few years.


noun

  1. something, as a film, that has been rereleased.

Etymology

Origin of rerelease

First recorded in 1945–50; re- + release


Example Sentences

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Case in point: “Heart of the Beast” was bested in its opening weekend by “Avengers Endgame: Encore,” a theatrical rerelease of Marvel’s 2019 hit.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

In 2023, you spent a fair chunk of time looking back with the rest of Talking Heads for a rerelease of “Stop Making Sense.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

With his back against the wall, Walt decided to rerelease “Snow White” in theaters, seven years after its 1937 debut—hoping to generate income without incurring new production expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

In 1971, he directed “Wake in Fright” in Australia, which a Times review upon its 2012 rerelease called “raw, unsettling and mesmerizing.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

The timing couldn’t be better for Apple Corps to rerelease the Beatles’ American LPs.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024

After being out of print for decades, the author’s third novel, Survivor, has just been rereleased.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

The punk rock documentary is being rereleased this month after Spooner launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to remaster the film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

But what an ideal moment for a film like “I Shot Andy Warhol” to be restored and rereleased, when Solanas’ life and words deserve the complex reconsideration that Harron’s movie affords them.

From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2026

The book was first made public in 2015 and rereleased by the Justice Department in February 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

It has been rereleased this year, reigniting a debate around its portrayal of Africa and the role of UK charities.

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2024

Lionsgate is rereleasing its blockbuster “Twilight” movie series, which ran from 2008 to 2012, in theaters beginning Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025

So she started rerecording and rereleasing them on her own, creating an outside-the-box plan that didn't involve them.

From Salon ● May 10, 2025

Flouting the system, she’s rerecording and rereleasing her first six albums, allowing her to retain the rights to the new versions, and place a fresh spin on the songs.

From New York Times ● May 14, 2022

She also oversaw the remastering and rereleasing of many of her early recordings, which she and Acquaviva had the foresight to buy from MGM soon after her early retirement.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022

In Japan, they put out the score, and now that we’re rereleasing the film and have a beautiful new master and transfer, it just seemed like, “Why don’t we put out that score?”

From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2020

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