Definition of "rerun"

Even some strong supporters of leaving the UK worry that an early re-run would be doomed to failure.

2017 February 27, Mure Dickie, Henry Mance, “Theresa May’s speech to head off Scottish independence poll”, in Financial Times‎

The central concern that runs through The Technology Trap is that, unless we are very careful, our latest technological revolution may well turn out to be a tumultuous rerun of the Industrial Revolution, with dire social and political consequences.

2019 July 11, John Thornhill, “Does tech threaten to rerun the worst of the Industrial Revolution?”, in Financial Times‎

Ms. Hill has rerun those questions in her mind. “If the girls told me they want to stay where they are, I would have to leave them,” she said.

2013 July 6, N. R. Kleinfield, “The Girls Who Haven’t Come Home”, in The New York Times‎

Earlier Sunday, MTV ran and reran a compilation of Ms. Spears’s previous appearances on the show, including her high-school hottie debut in 1999 and her on-the-lips kiss with Madonna in 2003, glossing over her lethargic dance number last year.

2008 September 8, Jon Pareles, “At the MTV Video Music Awards, a Big Draw, a Punch Line and, Now, a Winner”, in The New York Times‎

Everyone is talking about Lemonade, Beyoncé's new visual album that immediately became a sensation when it debuted on HBO on Saturday night. For those who missed it (and those without a loved one's HBO Go password), Lemonade even reran just before the Game of Thrones' highly anticipated season six premiere on April 24.

2016 April 28, Caroline Framke, “Beyoncé's Lemonade is on iTunes and Amazon — but will only stream on Tidal and Pandora”, in Vox‎

Thursday night, running in Lane 2 on an otherwise empty eight-lane track, at a half-empty Olympic Stadium, the United States women’s 4x100-meter relay team reran a qualifying round all by itself.

2016 August 18, Jeré Longman, “U.S. Women Drop Baton, but Advance After a Second Chance”, in The New York Times‎