re-sow; rebroadcast; repeat
Meanings
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to re-sow; to sow again in the same area
technicalAn agricultural term referring specifically to sowing seeds again on land where seeds have already been planted, typically due to poor germination or crop failure.
Because of insufficient rain, this field needs to be re-sown.
This spring the temperature was too low, so the farmers had to re-sow the corn.
verb
to rebroadcast; to re-run; to repeat a program
Most common meaning in modern usage. Refers to media (TV, radio, online streaming) playing a program or episode again after its initial broadcast.
Last night's news will be rebroadcast at 3 PM this afternoon.
This TV drama is so popular that the station decided to re-run it next week.
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If you missed the live broadcast, you can watch the rerun online.
The sports channel often rebroadcasts daytime games late at night.