rehash

1 of 2

verb

re·​hash (ˌ)rē-ˈhash How to pronounce rehash (audio)
rehashed; rehashing; rehashes

transitive verb

1
: to talk over or discuss again
2
: to present or use again in another form without substantial change or improvement

rehash

2 of 2

noun

re·​hash ˈrē-ˌhash How to pronounce rehash (audio)
1
: something that is rehashed
2
: the action or process of rehashing

Examples of rehash in a Sentence

Verb You're just rehashing the same argument all over again.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Mian does not rehash stereotypes about the war (Russians are victims of propaganda; Russia is about to collapse; in a year or two the exiles will return and heal the country). Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024 Boeing has once again pledged to rehash its safety and manufacturing procedures, and the FAA is tightening its oversight of the company. Justin Klawans, theweek, 16 Jan. 2024 But the band isn’t just rehashing the glory days that lately have inspired even pop stars like Olivia Rodrigo. Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024 Paul, a former ophthalmologist, made the comments in an appearance on WABC 770 AM’s The Cats Roundtable while rehashing his differences with Fauci on the pandemic’s origins and the latter’s transparency with Congress. Emily Jacobs, Washington Examiner, 14 Jan. 2024 Two months after his dramatic fire-rehire at Open AI, Altman is more or less through with publicly rehashing the episode. Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024 Diplomats meet in Davos to discuss Ukraine’s path to peace Representatives from 81 countries and international groups met in Davos, Switzerland, on Sunday in an attempt to rehash Ukraine's path to peace against Russia. Justin Klawans, theweek, 14 Jan. 2024 Until then the wave will try to rehash its one basic theme. Paul Muldoon, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023 House Homeland Security Committee Republicans opened Wednesday's impeachment hearing against Mayorkas by rehashing familiar arguments that highlight the historically high levels of unauthorized migration across the southern border while Democrats continued to insist the proceedings are a sham. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2024
Noun
That’s the obscure though conflicted message of combining Oppenheimer’s scientific risks with his moral uncertainty, then tying it to a vague and superficial rehash of the mid-century Red Scare. Armond White, National Review, 13 Mar. 2024 Unfortunately, this latest iteration suffers from yet another crippled genre rehash by screenwriter Scott Teems (Firestarter, Halloween Kills, The Exorcist: Believer), who basically seems to have reworked James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s original. Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 5 Dec. 2023 Especially when the movie is basically a high-concept rehash of 2022’s Bodies Bodies Bodies, with less of the wicked satirical zing. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024 The third season was buoyed by the performances of Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, but was otherwise a forgettable rehash. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024 Much of the opening statements was a rehash of pre-trial briefs that the DOJ and Google filed last week. Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023 There are countless words on this subject, but this essay gives potentially new—and interesting—information rather than another rehash. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2023 The last thing American letters need is a John Updike rehash. Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023 One might, however, come to a different conclusion after a first glance at the new LS1 engine, which superficially appears to be another rehash of the 31-year-old small-block V-8. Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 7 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1820, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of rehash was in 1820

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“Rehash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rehash. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

rehash

verb
re·​hash
(ˈ)rē-ˈhash
: to present or use (as an argument) again in another form without much change or improvement
rehash
ˈrē-ˌhash
noun

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