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as in repeat
the act of saying or doing over again as a way of celebrating our silver wedding anniversary, we're planning a redo of the trip we took on our honeymoon

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verb

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as in to repeat
to make or do again the conductor kept asking the violinist to redo that passage until he was completely satisfied

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Recent Examples of redo
Verb
In 2024, the Maryland Supreme Court ordered the trial court to redo the hearing that had freed Mr. Syed. Christina Morales, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 Related article Scientists redid an experiment that showed how life on Earth could have started. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025 Two years ago, for example, the Metropolitan Museum of Art wholly redid its European paintings galleries, with more works by women and more wall texts referring to race, gender, and colonialism. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025 Plus: The inside is also redone, including a 70-foot dragon from the former Spaghetti Works restaurant, a new wrap-around bar and roof tiles from a former Chinese restaurant. Linh Ta, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for redo
Noun
  • Musk, a repeat Rogan guest who typically aligns with him on culture war issues — the pair also backed Donald Trump in the 2024 election — pushed back on his social media platform, though still hedged slightly.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Clearly, Kyiv’s troops are determined to avoid a repeat of their defeat in Kursk.
    David Axe, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • According to local reports, it had been remodeled several times to update its dance floor, ambiance, lights and sound.
    Griselda Flores, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The proposal would remodel and add to a vacant 3,500-square-foot two-story house at 625 Wrelton Drive in Bird Rock, facing Tourmaline Beach.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • He’s had a career season for Sacramento and will need to replicate it for the Kings to return to the postseason.
    Kambui Bomani, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This groundbreaking robot uses advanced artificial intelligence to replicate natural gestures and deliberate actions with striking accuracy.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • One was a perfectionist who gave performances of stunning power that sometimes became smoothed out and even bland through repetition; the other was full of surprises—always discovering things, a sensibility always in the making.
    David Denby, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Her life is rooted in the routine and repetition of training and school among (supportive) peers, whether serve-and-volleys or German class.
    Nicolas Rapold, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Not a lot of people are looking at the area that is actually modified and flooded by beaver populations.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Earlier this month, Texas Representative David Spiller introduced a bill that would prohibit health insurance companies from using AI to delay, deny, or modify claims, legislation similar to what other states have brought forward.
    Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Big advances in artificial intelligence have renewed some scientists’ dream of eventually understanding what dolphins are saying.
    Melissa Hobson, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This gets you a one-year temporary residence permit that can be renewed annually.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Real-Life Vince McMahon Confrontation Following the segment and the subsequent editing of digital replays, Tiffany Stratton addressed the controversial exchange while appearing on the Babyfaces podcast.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The referee went to video replay and opted for the yellow.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Wade spoke passionately about his love for Marquette and how the school had changed his life.
    D. Watkins, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Howard plays himself as a tyrannical auteur who petulantly refuses to cut a vacuous scene from his overlong thriller, warding off pleas only to change his mind at the moment of truth.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Redo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redo. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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