repost

verb

re·​post (ˌ)rē-ˈpōst How to pronounce repost (audio)
reposted; reposting; reposts

transitive + intransitive

: to post (something) again
repost a message
repost an article
… a measurement of how many users repost or comment on another user's post.Samuel Kay et al.
repost noun
plural reposts

Examples of repost in a Sentence

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But accounts that repeatedly repost others' work without permission or meaningful changes will face consequences. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025 Employee advocacy isn’t about asking your team to repost the company blog or slap a hashtag on their personal posts. Andy Elliott, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 These groups post and repost the locations of arrests, organize spontaneous protests, help families find information about relatives who have been detained and set up donation drives when needed. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 29 June 2025 The latest example is the Pentagon, which was forced to delete and then repost a video featuring Defense Sec. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for repost

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of repost was in 1864

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“Repost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repost. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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