reduplicating

verb

present participle of reduplicate
1
as in copying
to make an exact likeness of reduplicate a recording of the concert for my friend

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2
as in repeating
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduplicating
  1. copying
  2. repeating
  3. rendering
  4. replicating
  5. reproducing
  6. renewing
  7. imitating
  8. duplicating
Verb
  • Scammers are getting better at copying familiar stores and creating convincing messages.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • That's technology enabling us to create something that captures the emotional connection of an earlier era without simply copying it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of copying
Verb
  • There will be nonstop panels on TV and livestreams, analysts repeating analysis of days-old polls, and — come afternoon — figures from exit polls suggesting that Hispanics are voting in large numbers, or that the economy is a major issue.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Mirrors facing one another from opposite walls reflect an infinite number of repeating images, giving visitors a sense of the eternal.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of repeating
Verb
  • The original concept of Duke Mallard is depicted in a turnaround rendering by Genae Grabowski, former mixed media designer with Oak Lawn Park District and now a senior designer with the village of Orland Park.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Halo 4, 5, and Infinite used sci-fi nonsense to transform him into this larger-than-life figure, rendering the rest of the UNSC largely powerless in the process.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • As crises in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea become more linked amid an expanding regional war, replicating the patchwork maritime strategy that never fully worked would be a serious mistake.
    — Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Now, replicating this sense of touch in machines is a little more complex.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of replicating
Verb
  • Turning chemical signals into digital instructions Recreating smell presents a different challenge from reproducing images or sound.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The likelier explanation, Seth said, is that the models have absorbed a great deal of information about how humans describe and respond to pain and are reproducing it.
    — Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of reproducing
Verb
  • Enes Kanter Freedom praised the WNBA’s players but took a shot at league leadership after Saturday’s historic Game 7, renewing his warning that his push to enter the 2027 draft is far from over.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Spain’s second deadly high-speed rail crash this year killed 69 people and left 50 hospitalized, renewing doubts about a network long considered a national achievement.
    — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of renewing
Verb
  • Rather than simply imitating the brain with silicon chips, the approach uses actual neurons to perform computational work.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI denied intentionally imitating Johansson’s voice and later withdrew the feature.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of imitating
Verb
  • Engineering is done once, allowing the second team to focus its efforts on new initiatives instead of duplicating work.
    — Andy Zosel, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The country plans to expand LNG capacity from 77 million tons per year to 142 million by 2030, and duplicating that infrastructure isn’t feasible.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of duplicating
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