recopy

verb

Definition of recopynext
as in to redact

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Recent Examples of recopy This process of underlining, copying, and recopying is the backbone of Newsom’s working life. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026 To counter the faulty machinery, election workers will have to manually recopy the mail-in ballots with illegible barcodes into new ballots under the election code, but every valid vote ultimately will be counted properly, Garcia said last week. — Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News, 2 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recopy
  1. redact
  2. print
  3. compile
  4. abridge
  5. publish
  6. blue-pencil
  7. engross
  8. annotate
Verb
  • The invoice is heavily redacted and shows neither the date nor supplier for the transaction.
    — Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The policy is not entirely visible because it was redacted by the agency.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of redact
Verb
  • There’s a woman’s smiling face on a wall in Cornelia, printed on aluminum, boldly colored enough to see from the amphitheater being built a block away in this northeast Georgia town.
    — Tiffany Davis, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • To register to vote by mail in New Jersey, find and download a form online here, fill it out, print it out and mail or deliver it to your county commissioner of registration or superintendent of elections, which can be found online here.
    — Digital Producer, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of print
Verb
  • The list is compiled based on the votes of the 50 Best Restaurants Academy, which is comprised of more than 1,100 international restaurant industry experts, representing 28 regions around the world.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Reeves was also the head coach of the Giants from 1993-96 — between longer stints with the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons — and compiled a career record of 201-174-2 over 23 seasons.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of compile
Verb
  • Everything on view is portraiture, if the word can stretch to cover a spirit given a recognizable shape, even one abridged to a birthday cake.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Trump is selling an alternative America, with the messiest chapters abridged or excluded.
    — Arthur Krystal, New Yorker, 25 May 2026
Definition of abridge
Verb
  • The administration said the work could begin as soon as the approval and the Interior Department issued a final decision authorizing construction and the proper notification was published by the National Park Service.
    — MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • After alerting the companies to the problems, cybersecurity firm Claroty published research on vulnerabilities in multiple major refrigeration controllers, including those made by both the American manufacturer Copeland and by Danfoss.
    — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of publish
Verb
  • Before getting sunk by a turgid love story — the kind of cinematic dead zone Thalberg would have blue-penciled in the screenplay stage — The Last Tycoon provides a good sense of what a producer actually does.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
Definition of blue-pencil
Verb
  • Aza Raskin had a part in creating the slick social media feeds that engross us today.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Her engrossing documentary puts the viewer in a deeply personal position with its subject.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of engross
Verb
  • The lifetime subscription includes tools for editing, annotating, converting, and signing PDFs, plus priority support.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In each collection only a selection of poems has been annotated, which seems somehow significant.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of annotate

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“Recopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recopy. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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