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
  • By practicing on a model that copies heart circulation and contraction, doctors can improve their technique for complex valve repairs before surgery.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Amore approaches the song with all the vocal ferocity of a wind chime; MORI’s chorus repeats the title phrase in monotone.
    E.R. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
  • For those who believe history always repeats itself, a surge in oil prices amid a weakening economy is a scary sign.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The nuance and presence that the Nova Elite's carbon fiber reproduces across the full frequency range are noticeably better than those of the Nova Pro Wireless, which already sounds great.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The installation reproduces local KGB archives on Stalin and facsimiles of historical artifacts of the 1960s placed around an AR reconstruction of Buddha in Nirvana, a forty-three-foot-long, 1,600-year-old clay statue of a reclining Buddha excavated in Tajikistan in the late ’60s.
    Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And another entire quilt replicates an ad for Pickaninny Brand produce.
    Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The cutting-edge technology replicates an authentic vintage look while opening up limitless creative possibilities—from natural 3D textures and effects to custom damages, lettering, and imagery.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • First, Maxon's Cinebench 2024 renders a complex scene using the company's Cinema 4D engine.
    Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Hong renders these universal conflicts locally specific and intimately personal.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, which lets enrollees spread costs into monthly installments rather than paying in full at the pharmacy, now automatically renews for 2026 unless the enrollee opts out.
    Allison Palmer March 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Venus cooperating with Jupiter renews your confidence in your skills.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Reduplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicates. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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