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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Verb
  • This one turns off Gemini in addition to personalized Drive search, copying loyalty cards to Wallet and Calendar event extraction from Gmail.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026
  • An aspiring author had sent Hoover their manuscript, also copying a fraudulent email impersonating Hoover on the email chain.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Interior designer Amanda Reynal also stresses the importance of using building materials thoughtfully, which often means using fewer and repeating them.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026
  • The rings arise because the metal softens as the can compresses, then stiffens, then compresses and stiffens again, repeating the pattern until the compression is complete—akin to something called homoclinic snaking.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
Verb
  • The Braves wound up in last place that season, and Schuerholz arrived in October as the Braves’ new GM, rendering Cox a full-time manager again.
    Mark Bradley for the AJC, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
  • Instead, the interstellar medium is dominated by gas, and mostly hydrogen gas at that, but in the warmer, more diffuse regions of space, that gas becomes ionized, rendering it into a plasma.
    Big Think, Big Think, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Food is prepared on charcoal- burning grills, giving it a mouthwatering char and aroma that electric grills could never dream of replicating.
    Nathanael Gassett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Ahead of taking on the task of replicating Michael's legendary voice and performing skills, Jaafar practiced for hours on end to sing as Michael.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The polyphenols in cranberries also block viruses from reproducing and stimulate the immune system.
    Cynthia Sass, Health, 27 Apr. 2026
  • After his death in 1993, the hippos escaped and began reproducing in the wild.
    Carlie Procell, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • That means strengthening job training and apprenticeship programs, making serious investments in manufacturing, and renewing Trade Adjustment Assistance – a vital program to help American workers get back on their feet that Republicans allowed to expire.
    Linda Sánchez, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
  • Authorities are renewing their search for the body of Kristen Smart, 30 years after the California woman vanished.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The contest aims to challenge negative stereotypes of seagulls, which are often seen as a nuisance, by imitating them, per local network WTV.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Another potential treatment route the study opens up is using machines to massage cancer cells, imitating the rhythmic beating of the heart.
    Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The tense battle culminates in the Beliskner being destroyed, in turn killing all the Replicators, except for one, which is seen crawling out of the ocean, setting up future battles with this duplicating menace.
    Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The findings, published in a new study in the journal Nature Communications, suggest there’s a hard limit to duplicating mammals.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Reduplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicating. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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