reduplicates

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 technology copies tone, speech patterns, and accents closely enough that many people can't tell the difference between a real voice and a fake one.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The Astros are the first team to throw two immaculate innings in the same game, as Luis Garcia strikes out the side on nine pitches in the 2nd, and Phil Maton repeats the feat in the 7th.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
  • 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
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
  • An editor is not just someone who mechanically reproduces a number of steps.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 16 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
  • Building an American version replicates the problem rather than solving it.
    Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • That production always and everywhere buys production is what renders bitcoin the opposite of money.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • Without revealing too much, this structure from al-Mansour and co-writer Brad Niemann ends up having a roundabout reason too, given a bizarre third-act twist that renders moot the film’s entire point of view, along with its central themes.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • This unlimited membership automatically renews.
    Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • Freeland’s return renews the competition for playing time at second base between him and Hyeseong Kim.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
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“Reduplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicates. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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