Used when someone repeats previous ideas or thoughts without contributing anything original or different. During the meeting, we just rehashed last week's discussion.
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Negative Tone
Often implies the speaker's dissatisfaction with the repetition or lack of progress. He's just rehashing the same complaints without offering solutions.
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Verbal Recycling
Use when indicating that old information is being repurposed in speech or writing, sometimes without significant change. The article merely rehashed the press release without adding insight.