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as in copying
to make an exact likeness of
reduplicate a recording of the concert for my friend
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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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The human brain doesn’t achieve intelligence by copying one type of neuron billions of times, but by combining many different specialized cell types and circuits that work together.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026 -
Trader Joe’s is also facing a legal challenge from Smucker, which has filed a lawsuit accusing it of copying its trademark crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, The Times reported last year.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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With a championship trophy in hand, he was asked about the possibility of repeating – and winning another title in his senior year.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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Now, he will be tasked with working on repeating the hitting ability at Triple-A for the first time.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Its lifeworld, its temporal and spatial perspective, contrasts with the human, rendering our characters as distant, as inanimate, as the stelae and sculptures that surround them.—
Ben Lerner,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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As Lewis was rendering aid he was struck by a third vehicle, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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His young nephew provided the entertainment, whacking a plastic ball around with a toy club on the lawn, replicating pro golf mannerisms a little too closely.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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In December 1995 the FDA approved the first protease inhibitor, Saquinavir, which actually stopped the virus from replicating.—
Steve Bender,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Despite religious and phenotypic differences, people around the western Mediterranean Sea have been interacting, trading, warring, migrating, and reproducing together for centuries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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From selecting and renewing school principal contracts to approving budgetary resources and academic plans, members of local school councils play an important role in the country’s fourth-largest public school district.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Still, the recent videos are renewing the debate over how quickly driverless cars should roll out in major cities.—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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And that is exactly why the fixation on recreating her look and imitating her to a T is so misguided.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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The indie movie, which runs a tight 1 hour and 21 minutes, is a perfect example of life imitating art — minus the murder.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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And Payton conceded that Denver can’t count on duplicating the 12-2 record in one-score games the Broncos achieved last season.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But current and former leaders of foster care agencies told the Tampa Bay Times last year that the claims were exaggerated or false, and that the Hope Florida program was duplicating existing efforts in child welfare.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Reduplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicating. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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