reair

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verb

To broadcast (a television program etc.) again.

“to reair one's grievances”

Scrabble 5

Meanings

verbreair (third-person singular simple present reairs, present participle reairing, simple past and past participle reaired)

present singular third person reairs · participle present reairing · participle past reaired · past reaired · alternative re-air

  1. transitiveTo broadcast (a television program etc.) again.

    In honor of the milestone, PBS SoCal on Friday will reair “Henry T. Segerstrom: Imagining the Future,” a 2016 documentary that weaves together interviews, personal photographs, historical footage and oral history to describe Segerstrom’s life and the scope and breadth of his legacy.

    2023 April 6, Sara Cardine, “Film on Henry Segerstrom to reair Friday, in honor of 100th anniversary of his birth”, in Daily Pilot

    Synonyms: rerun

  2. intransitiveTo be broadcast again.

    One of two of the Hallmark Channel films Meghan starred in—Dater’s Handbook—will be conveniently re-airing on March 11, likely just weeks from the birth of her child.

    2019 February 15, Josh Duboff, “An Old Meghan Markle Movie Is Getting a Surprising Re-Release”, in Vanity Fair
  3. transitiveTo air or let forth again.

    to reair one's grievances

nounreair (plural reairs)

plural reairs · alternative re-air

  1. A television program shown after its initial presentation.

    “If something breaks during the day, work hours up until the evening, we’ll cut in — if we’re in the middle of, let’s say, a magazine program or a podcast on tape or a re-air of the game,” Radovich said.

    2023 March 8, Jonathan Tannenwald, “CBS is launching a 24/7 soccer channel online”, in The Philadelphia Inquirer

    Synonyms: repeat, rerun

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo broadcast (a television program etc.) again.

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nounA television program shown after its initial presentation.

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Chicago

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