reprises
Returns to themes
Reprises is the plural of reprise, a repetition or return to something earlier.
In music, a reprise is a repeated passage or the return of a theme: The song ends with reprises of the opening melody.
More broadly, reprises are revivals or resumptions of roles, performances, or actions: The actor's reprises of his famous character delighted fans.
Audience-demanded extra performance
- returnGo back again
- repeatDo or say again
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- rerunRepeated broadcast
revival · reappearance · reiteration · replay · renewal · rehash · redux · restatement
Audience-demanded extra performance
- refrainAbstain from acting
- codaClosing musical passage
- recapitulationSummarizing what came before
- leitmotifRecurring thematic phrase
melody · theme · chorus · variation · arrangement · movement · passage · finale
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
- counterattackOffensive response to aggression
retaliate · avenge · requital · recrimination · response · reciprocation · settling scores · getting even
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Audience-demanded extra performance
- returnGo back again
- repeatDo or say again
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
rerun · revival · reappearance · reiteration · replay · renewal · rehash · redux · restatement · recapitulation
encore
Audience-demanded extra performance
- refrainAbstain from acting
- codaClosing musical passage
- recapitulationSummarizing what came before
leitmotif · melody · theme · chorus · variation · arrangement · movement · passage · finale · overture
revenge
Punishing a wrongdoer
- retributionPunishment for wrongdoing
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- paybackRetaliation for wrongs
counterattack · retaliate · avenge · requital · recrimination · response · reciprocation · settling scores · getting even · tit-for-tat
reprisesdebuts
Initial public appearances
premieres · introduces · inaugurates · originates · launches