Definition of reduplicatenext
1
as in to reproduce
to make an exact likeness of reduplicate a recording of the concert for my friend

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2
as in to repeat
to make or do again found out halfway through the project that I was reduplicating another team member's efforts, so we had to figure out who was going to do what

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  • Whitman traces how this legal foundation evolved into a broader moral menace that became a durable template in Western capitalism that was repeatedly reproduced.
    Valerie L. Myers, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Sadly for Jeep, its dealers couldn’t reproduce that magic in 2025 despite consolidating the two into a single model.
    Byron Hurd, The Drive, 8 Jan. 2026
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  • Welfare advocates, long highly critical of the San Jose animal shelter, are warning of a potential legal fight if the agency fails to improve animal care — accusing the city of neglect, gross negligence and repeating violations of state law.
    Devan Patel, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • History suggests that without robust organization, protest cycles repeat fruitlessly—or worse, create openings for intervention or authoritarian alternatives.
    Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
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  • In addition, more than 100 rivals copied Strategy’s BDC model so the company’s strategy lost its uniqueness.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Republicans said California’s rules were overly broad and would effectively set a national standard because the state is the largest car market in the United States and, under the Clean Air Act, other states are allowed to copy its rules.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
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  • Mpro, an enzyme that allows SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in host cells, holds structural similarities.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Such observations can be replicated in the lab.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
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  • The Lords of Algorithm would rather have the function of writing performed by ChatGPT-3 and the art rendered by DALL-E, the rest of us will still have to draft emails and fill out forms.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Critics predict double taxation, more red tape for taxpayers and financial institutions, and increases in illicit money transfers, all rendering the United States unattractive for work, investment, and tourism.
    Carrie Brandon Elliot, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
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  • Zarutska’s killing brought a wave of scrutiny to Charlotte’s transit system, and the attention was renewed after another stabbing on the light rail in December.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The golden visa will be granted for one year but can be renewed every other year for the five-year duration, provided the applicant meets certain requirements.
    Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • James said while walking through the venue, imitating her excitement.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • When anchors John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois took over CBS Evening News last year, part of the network’s strategy was to imitate a local news format, with a genial cast of personalities reporting from the field.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • McGee offers the example of duplicating triangle points by adding a prep faucet near the refrigerator.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The Stanford and Yale researchers also showed this week that a model’s output can paraphrase a book rather than duplicate it exactly.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Reduplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicate. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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