: the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition
especially
: a movie or television show that is rerun
Examples of rerun in a Sentence
Verb
Last week's show is being rerun tomorrow night.
They reran the race, but the result was the same.
He reran the software on my computer.
Noun
She spent her vacation watching summer reruns.
Recent Examples on the Web
Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
But this rerun of the 2020 election is happening in a vastly changed world, with urgent stakes for matters both domestic and international.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 25 June 2024
Moriah Balingit, Susan Montoya Bryan, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
So, subscribers would be able to watch primetime Fox programming like The Simpsons or reruns of Big Bang Theory on TBS in addition to F1 racing.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
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Verb
Two angry old men shouting at each other was bad enough four years ago; would this rerun serve merely to underscore the unappealing choice America has in 2024?
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 28 June 2024
But this rerun of the 2020 election is happening in a vastly changed world, with urgent stakes for matters both domestic and international.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 25 June 2024
Noun
Recommended Safety For Moscow, the war in Ukraine is a rerun of World War II
Then, in 2023, Kentucky started a program to cover or reduce the cost of day care for parents who work in the child care industry.
—Moriah Balingit, Susan Montoya Bryan, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
So, subscribers would be able to watch primetime Fox programming like The Simpsons or reruns of Big Bang Theory on TBS in addition to F1 racing.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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rerun
2 of 2 noun
re·run
ˈrē-ˌrən 
(ˈ)rē-ˈrən
1
: the act or action or an instance of rerunning
2
: a television program or movie that is rerun
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