rerun
- noun
- /ˈriːrʌn/
- And now stay tuned for yet another rerun of Taskmasters.
- watch reruns
You know, curse those whatever ER reruns.
- You know, curse those whatever ER reruns.
- And the way that writers survive gig to gig is that in between gigs, they get paid for the reruns of previous work.
- And she just, like, slowly sets the trunk and you're like, I guess I'm watching Family Guy reruns.
- They just air reruns of their properties that they have, you know, maybe Key and Peele.
- I'll sit and watch old Soul Train reruns, I'll make a peanut butter snack and I'll go over whatever has to be ready for the next day.
Examples
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Ratings remained consistently low, and the reruns were finally taken off the air.
Academic text (1998) -
I know you love to watch Cheers reruns.
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This is a rerun from July.
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It's a rerun of a rerun.
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The candle had burned itself out, and an "I Love Lucy" rerun was on.
Fiction book (1995) -
My dad and I used to watch old reruns when I was a kid.
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There they were, cuddling in front of the television, watching a rerun of "Married with Children."
Fiction book (2002) -
40: It's midnight, and I've been watching a rerun of the Olympic opening ceremony.
Blog text (12) -
I watch Frasier reruns late at night on Hallmark.
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I watched a rerun of my favorite sitcom last night.
Synonyms
An event that happens again in the same way
A television or radio program shown again after its first showing
Sending a TV program or message again so more people can receive it
Antonyms
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Etymology
Rerun uses re- 'again' plus run, and as a noun it names a program that 'runs' again on TV or radio — in other words, a repeat broadcast.