reduplicates

Definition of reduplicatesnext
present tense third-person singular of reduplicate
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as in repeats
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
  • The logic behind the format essentially copies what Spotify has done with podcasts, which is shorter listens leading to longer-form engagement over time.
    Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • On a party count, that is 4-3 for the Dems and the one-for-you, one-for-me bipartisan staffing copies the Board of Elections.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But traffic in the key Strait of Hormuz passageway may never return to prewar levels if history repeats itself.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 1 June 2026
  • History repeats itself Netanyahu is driven in large part by Israeli domestic affairs.
    Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • The test consisted of a 7-MW grid simulator that replicates disturbances and voltage ride-through events, and a 20-MW load simulator that reproduces real-world demand dynamics such as those created by an AI data center.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.
    Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jesse’s on the Bay replicates the stellar service and elevated cuisine that draw folks in droves to its sister restaurant, Jesse’s, in the tiny town of Magnolia Springs.
    Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Aniello, who directed both bookend episodes, replicates her own long, dynamic shot from the series premiere, which tracks Deborah from the closing joke of her zillionth Vegas set, through a backstage warren of minions and admirers, to her dressing room.
    Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • This renders traditional resilience methods obsolete, as errors and malicious activity, like prompt injection, propagate rapidly through interconnected agents, making holistic recovery impossible.
    Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Verma, who also served as a member of Parliament, renders Magadh as a place at once real and imaginary, lasting and lost—both a point of origin and an unreachable destination.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Express yourself through a small performance in a familiar place, because being seen kindly strengthens confidence and renews your playful focus today.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
  • Tina Peters will walk out of a Colorado prison Monday, ending roughly 20 months of incarceration as her legal team renews its effort to overturn the seven criminal convictions that sent her there.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 29 May 2026
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“Reduplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicates. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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