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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To tread upon or engage in treading again.
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Examples
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For a show that is basically a re-tread of The X-Files, I'm getting hooked into the mystery and suspect a huge SF payoff in the near future.
April 2009 2009
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Obvious re-tread of the failed "contract with america."
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However, readers who follow anyone for a length of time soon catch on to this trick and realize they are simply being fed a re-tread of the same information.
Just The FAQs For Authors: MaAnna Stephenson | The Creative Penn 2009
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Now the next episode looks like a re-tread with a slower pace.
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For a show that is basically a re-tread of The X-Files, I'm getting hooked into the mystery and suspect a huge SF payoff in the near future.
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Ryan has proposed a re-tread of the Social Security privatization plan first offered by President Bush in 2005, which was soundly rejected by Congress.
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Still though, Franco and Boyle together is sure to turn some head, and I'm sure this won't just be a re-tread of similar stories.
Casting Tidbits: Rachel Weisz, Cate Blanchett, Amber Tamblyn « FirstShowing.net 2010
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Sometimes, time proves the voters were wrong and they recognize such, where then the “re-tread” as labled can very well win.
The Voters Of PA-12 Will Choose A New Representative Through A Special Election | RedState 2010
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Ryan has proposed a re-tread of the Social Security privatization plan first offered by President Bush in 2005, which was soundly rejected by Congress.
Mark Miller: Here Comes Wall Street's Attack on Social Security 2010
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"I think everybody is looking to this movie as proof of concept that new franchises can succeed and you don't just have to re-tread old material," says
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