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
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  • The Hamour and Lemon Mint pairing is more compelling because the drink responds directly to the food rather than copying the shape of a familiar cocktail.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • While copying the last testament of his predecessor—which warned of the dire need for a strong military—the young Dalai Lama discovered that corrupt officials were embezzling army funds.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of copying
Verb
  • The rainfall in southern Virginia and North Carolina is needed to help quench drought conditions there, but too much rain repeating over the same areas over hours or days could quickly trigger dangerous flash flooding.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • From tailored button-downs to cargo pants and jumpsuits, Aniston proves that repeating versatile basics and refining your personal uniform is the key to mastering quiet luxury style.
    — Samantha Sutton, InStyle, 22 July 2026
Definition of repeating
Verb
  • Simultaneously rendering the past less remote while relishing its radical foreignness, Beard presses readers to grapple with alien ideas, reckon with gaps in their knowledge, and confront complexity.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • New state-level AI laws face significant enforcement challenges, rendering many ineffective.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • An agent working on adjacent problems notices a promising lead and posts a smaller bounty for replicating the finding.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
  • Sure, who wouldn’t want a horror movie that grossed $440 million worldwide on a $750,000 budget, but the thing worth replicating is Curry Barker, a talented filmmaker who proved his audience by building in public.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
Definition of replicating
Verb
  • Koons’s company was also ordered to pay $12,500 for reproducing an image from the artist’s website, while the publisher was ordered to pay $2,300 for selling a book containing images of the work.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Another risk is that AI is very good at reproducing common language.
    — Rena Fallstrom, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of reproducing
Verb
  • In an April letter, 11 board members asked that the program be suspended, pointing to the risk of renewing medications — including blood thinners on Doctronic's list — without catching changes in a patient's condition.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • That information includes the types of services covered by the renewal, the frequency and cost of renewing the service, and clear instructions on how to cancel the subscription or membership.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Definition of renewing
Verb
  • Others echoed the comparison, saying Coca-Cola’s refreshed typography looked strikingly similar to Marlboros, in a case of reality imitating memes.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 23 July 2026
  • Hawk advocates imitating others before innovating, leveraging existing strengths like Wayne Gretzky, and embracing a beginner's mindset.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of imitating
Verb
  • Relitigating the pros and cons, and duplicating the work takes time, and slows down decision-making.
    — Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Detroit still has Cade Cunningham, but duplicating last season will be tough.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of duplicating
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“Reduplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicating. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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