: 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
Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
In the first weeks of the rerun campaign, the AKP tried to mimic the opposition’s positive tactics.
—Nate Schenkkan, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2019
Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
Through reruns and new episodes, the show would maximize exposure and boost its chances of entering syndication.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 20 July 2024
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Verb
Mitchell calls out, and four or five runners take their spots on the blocks to run, and rerun, the same 100, 200, 400 meters.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024
In the first weeks of the rerun campaign, the AKP tried to mimic the opposition’s positive tactics.
—Nate Schenkkan, Foreign Affairs, 21 June 2019
Noun
But after catching a rerun of the episode recently, a social media user wasn’t buying it.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
Through reruns and new episodes, the show would maximize exposure and boost its chances of entering syndication.
—Rendy Jones, EW.com, 20 July 2024
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 18 Aug. 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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