rerun
1 of 2verb
re·run (ˌ)rē-ˈrən 
reran (ˌ)rē-ˈran ; rerun; rerunning
; rerun; rerunning transitive verb
: to run again or anew
rerun
2 of 2noun
re·run ˈrē-ˌrən
(ˌ)rē-ˈrən
: the act or action or an instance of rerunning : repetition
especially : a movie or television show that is rerun
Example Sentences
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
Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 Huda quickly worked with a technician to rerun some of her experiments. Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 17 June 2022 Whether voters opt for the big names, or rerun last year’s philosophy and or stick to musicians who write principally for TV, will be seen when nominations are announced July 12. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 June 2022 The upcoming episodes scheduled to rerun during the upcoming week include guest spots from Jon Batiste, Oscar Isaac, Hannah Gadsby, Sandra Bullock, Anderson Cooper, Molly Shannon, Shaquille O’Neal, Mayim Bialik, Julia Roberts and Rep. Cori Bush. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022 The union lost 1,798 to 738 last March, but the election is being rerun this month because Amazon was found to have violated labor law during the first run. Caitlin Harrington, Wired, 17 Mar. 2022 Maybe the career highlights packages will be rerun, or perhaps repackaged. Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 30 Jan. 2022 In 2020, Flynn and Powell tried, and failed, to get Trump to order the military to rerun the election after Biden won. Matt Farwell, The New Republic, 30 Nov. 2021 The three-hour broadcast will also rerun from 1 to 4 p.m. (2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET). Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 25 Nov. 2021 Andrew T. Levin And Mickey D. Levy, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022 Democrats hope, instead, to make the election a choice between Biden and Trump — a rerun of the 2020 contest that Biden won handily. Doyle Mcmanus, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 Today, some Afghan opponents of the Taliban and their allies in Washington advocate a rerun of covert-action strategies. Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 Odinga challenged the results in the country’s Supreme Court, and the judges ordered a rerun. Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 After being staked to a 5-0 lead, Lucas Giolito was hit hard during a four-run fourth, a rerun of Dylan Cease’s fifth inning surrender against the Dodgers. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2022 Here is the beauty of Grey’s Anatomy being roughly the universe’s longest-running show: It was sold into syndication so long ago that there always seems to be a rerun playing on cable. Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022 The race is a rerun of a 2018 runoff where Moreno narrowly defeated Martinez by 549 votes, 14,950 to 14,401. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 In the meantime, fans can also watch old-school rerun episodes on Pluto. Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2022 See More
Verb
Unfortunately, there's been a lot of need to rerun it since then. Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022 Huda quickly worked with a technician to rerun some of her experiments. Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 17 June 2022 Whether voters opt for the big names, or rerun last year’s philosophy and or stick to musicians who write principally for TV, will be seen when nominations are announced July 12. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 June 2022 The upcoming episodes scheduled to rerun during the upcoming week include guest spots from Jon Batiste, Oscar Isaac, Hannah Gadsby, Sandra Bullock, Anderson Cooper, Molly Shannon, Shaquille O’Neal, Mayim Bialik, Julia Roberts and Rep. Cori Bush. Wilson Chapman, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022 The union lost 1,798 to 738 last March, but the election is being rerun this month because Amazon was found to have violated labor law during the first run. Caitlin Harrington, Wired, 17 Mar. 2022 Maybe the career highlights packages will be rerun, or perhaps repackaged. Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 30 Jan. 2022 In 2020, Flynn and Powell tried, and failed, to get Trump to order the military to rerun the election after Biden won. Matt Farwell, The New Republic, 30 Nov. 2021 The three-hour broadcast will also rerun from 1 to 4 p.m. (2 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET). Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 25 Nov. 2021 Noun
Nobody wants to return to the inflationary era of the 1970s, which would inevitably require a rerun of the painful disinflation of the early 1980s. Andrew T. Levin And Mickey D. Levy, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2022 Democrats hope, instead, to make the election a choice between Biden and Trump — a rerun of the 2020 contest that Biden won handily. Doyle Mcmanus, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 Today, some Afghan opponents of the Taliban and their allies in Washington advocate a rerun of covert-action strategies. Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 Odinga challenged the results in the country’s Supreme Court, and the judges ordered a rerun. Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022 After being staked to a 5-0 lead, Lucas Giolito was hit hard during a four-run fourth, a rerun of Dylan Cease’s fifth inning surrender against the Dodgers. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2022 Here is the beauty of Grey’s Anatomy being roughly the universe’s longest-running show: It was sold into syndication so long ago that there always seems to be a rerun playing on cable. Emma Specter, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022 The race is a rerun of a 2018 runoff where Moreno narrowly defeated Martinez by 549 votes, 14,950 to 14,401. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 In the meantime, fans can also watch old-school rerun episodes on Pluto. Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Verb
1804, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1922, in the meaning defined above
rerun
noun
as in repeat
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- repeat
- rebroadcast
- replay
- iteration
- repetition
- reprise
- redo
- renewal
- rehearsal
- reiteration
- recitation
- replication
- duplication
- reduplication