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
  • From about 2011 to 2014, Gates emails Epstein directly, and often one of the pair copies Cohen or Nikolic.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Despite initial skepticism, the 1994 tournament drew record crowds and $50 million surplus, spurring MLS’s creation and innovations FIFA now copies worldwide.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • This year marks the Year of the Fire Horse, the 43rd combination in the traditional sexagenary cycle, which repeats every 60 years.
    Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • This pattern repeats throughout the health care system.
    Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One ecosystem reproduces itself through procedure; the other through attention.
    Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • EagleMania not just reproduces the music of the famous rock band with their five-part harmony and guitar work but captures their distinct sound.
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Wall replicates an ultra fan setting straight out of a European or South American soccer match.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The other big hit for me was Spellbound by Magic Castle, an experience inspired by the legendary magician Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford) that replicates a 1920s speakeasy complete with mood lighting, furnishings, and curiosities from Hollywood’s Magic Castle.
    Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Hadi tells an engaging story, brings complex and surprising characters to life, lends a locale an aesthetic iconography, and renders personal identity inextricable from the forces of history that shaped or deformed it.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Visit our website To illustrate this, Glaucon told the story of the Ring of Gyges—a mythical magical ring that renders the wearer invisible, much like the One Ring of power in the Lord of the Rings.
    Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The protection renews every year.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Leisure enlarges your perspective and renews your faith.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Reduplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicates. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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