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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Verb
  • Even when robots resemble people and can reproduce human-like behaviors, young children may not automatically attribute the same intentions, knowledge, or communicative value to them.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026
  • But cultural legitimacy is considerably harder to reproduce.
    Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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  • Also making history was Sherman Oaks Notre Dame senior JJ Harel, who repeated as boys high jump champion at 7-2.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
  • Hulst would start in a hilly stretch of Laguna Beach, charge up one hill, then run at the top to the next block, down that street, run another block and sprint up that street, repeating the process up and down 31 hills.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
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  • With little difference in their policy platforms — Kelloff even claimed Romero copied his — voters will have to look to their backgrounds to decide.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 1 June 2026
  • Former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters is scheduled to be released from prison Monday after serving less than a quarter of a nine-year sentence for her role in a scheme to copy her county's election system.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 June 2026
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  • Cantina Leon, from The Rabbit Group LLC, is now open at The Plaza, with an eye toward replicating the community-first feeling of (no surprise here) the lively cantinas of Mexico.
    Connie Ogle May 31, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
  • Those qualities can be diluted when they are replicated across thousands of stores and millions of consumers.
    Esade Business & Law School, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
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  • The latter has access to the psychic beacon of the Astronomican, which is used to correctly navigate the galaxy and the chaos of Warpspace, but in the Dark Imperium (Nihilus), faster-than-light travel has been rendered almost impossible.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 2 June 2026
  • Officers and emergency medical personnel attempted to render aid, but McFarland was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
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  • Pride Month kicks off nationwide with parades from major metros to small towns, blending rainbow celebration with protest roots as LGBTQ+ communities face renewed political attacks on rights and inclusion.
    Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
  • Its recent revival is rooted in the architectural heritage of the buildings, so the aim was to renew and refresh rather than to radically reinvent.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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  • In a case of life imitating art, this whodunnit explores the investigation behind her disappearance, strangely resembling one of Christie’s own novels, where everyone in her life becomes a suspect, including her brother, Monty (Trevena).
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 June 2026
  • Naturalistic plantings like these use large swaths of the same plants to imitate a natural setting.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 June 2026
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  • In its 2026 budget justification, the administration said the safety board duplicated work being done by the EPA and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 30 May 2026
  • San Diego-type redevelopment around ballparks has been duplicated in San Francisco, Denver, Seattle, Washington, Cleveland and finally now even New York, where a casino has been approved next to Citi Field.
    Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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“Reduplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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