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
  • 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
  • Every time the virus copies itself inside a cell, its genetic material mutates.
    Kyle B. Enfield, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And across Miami-Dade, the scene repeats itself.
    Yaelis Pena, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Frequency is how often something repeats over time.
    Andrei Derevianko, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • An editor is not just someone who mechanically reproduces a number of steps.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The system reproduces fusion-relevant magnetic conditions at a full tokamak configuration level, offering a platform to test magnet behavior under realistic conditions.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lerner gets plentiful mileage out of his novel’s title, which also connotes the transmission of culture (thought or speech to writing, sound to vinyl) or part of the process whereby DNA replicates.
    Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Researchers at the University of Bristol have created a network of simple mechanical motors that replicates how human muscles respond to increasing load.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Sue Chrysanthou, MacInnes’ barrister, told the court that Ghost suffered cold urticaria after the swim, a condition that effectively renders people allergic to cold water.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Even though the economic fallout of the Iran war renders the report somewhat stale, Thursday’s data gives the Fed a valuable look at the underlying conditions before the conflict began.
    Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Battle of Pennsylvania renews its rivalry in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs when the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins face off in a best-of-seven series.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Now, the Artemis II mission — involving a flyby rather than a landing on the moon — renews and rejuvenates our nation’s commitment to space exploration.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
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“Reduplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicates. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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