reduplicating

Definition of reduplicatingnext
present participle of reduplicate
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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
Verb
  • Instead of compressing at the pixel level, the algorithm appears to be copying and manipulating objects from multiple images, while maintaining a degree of visual continuity.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Rather than chasing trends or copying what already works elsewhere, Salomon is investing in research and testing to guide their development process.
    Cory Smith, Outside, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Do all your reps on this side before switching sides and repeating.
    Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Spray affected areas thoroughly, and wipe the plant to remove webs, repeating the process every few days, says Peters.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • For the white men, the experience of prison was the veil that now concealed them, rendering them strangers and exiles from the world outside.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The committee approved the report in under a minute, without discussion, rubber-stamping false compliance and rendering our transparency laws meaningless.
    Bobby Block, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • China, by contrast, has spent decades replicating the Cold War strategies of American soft power and turning them against the United States.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Robert Sanchez is in strong form and is no stranger to being asked to play out from the back, but replicating what Rosenior has had Penders do at Strasbourg would be taking it to a new level.
    Cerys Jones, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have unlocked a potential new treatment to target an incurable form of childhood cancer with the help of a fast-reproducing pest known for swarming kitchen produce.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The motif showcases the stories of the family that previously lived at the palace — often reproducing animals such as eagles, lions, dogs, peacocks and griffins.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • As protests continue nationwide over the death of bystander Renee Good at the hands of a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis, one Jackson County legislator has responded by renewing a proposal for greater transparency among law enforcement officers acting locally.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The 2025-26 NBA season is in full swing, renewing the long-running debate over the league’s greatest player.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Two hours later, the trainer — now in a foam Michelin-man neck-to-heel suit — crouches near the box, imitating a quiet intruder.
    Megan Sauer Tasia Jensen, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Users appeared to be imitating and showing off to one another.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • McGee offers the example of duplicating triangle points by adding a prep faucet near the refrigerator.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Bidirectional edges connected the robots to each other, because each robot had to know what other robots were doing at each time step to avoid collisions or duplicating tasks.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Reduplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicating. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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