: 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.
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Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
The movie suggests that, until the last possible second, network hands hovered over a button that would throw on a Johnny Carson rerun in place of the first SNL episode.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
One of Shell’s big decisions at Paramount will be what to do with a handful of cable channels that have effectively turned into zombie networks, largely airing reruns of the same shows to avoid spending on new content.
—Alex Sherman,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee rerunning more than 30,000 absentee ballots over error, delaying results, Nov. 6, 2024.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
The movie suggests that, until the last possible second, network hands hovered over a button that would throw on a Johnny Carson rerun in place of the first SNL episode.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2024
Noun
Forget sitting on the couch watching reruns—now, your little ones can walk right through the front door of Bluey's house and play along with her and Bingo in a larger-than-life interactive experience.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
One of Shell’s big decisions at Paramount will be what to do with a handful of cable channels that have effectively turned into zombie networks, largely airing reruns of the same shows to avoid spending on new content.
—Alex Sherman,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Rerun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rerun. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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