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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
  • By copying themselves instead of cutting, retrotransposons can easily flood a genome with many iterations of themselves.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • After removing the video that essentially accused Jones Road of copying YISE without outright identifying Bobbi Brown's brand, Molly Sims has posted a brief update to her Instagram Stories.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of copying
Verb
  • Toshpulodzoda is a snapshot of a situation that keeps repeating itself under Descano, a Washington Examiner review of cases found.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Most pressure-sensitive adhesives are based on polymers, long chains of repeating molecular units that become entangled with one another.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of repeating
Verb
  • Neither will the hapless farmer’s mane, soon rendering him a yeti-like village pariah.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But the plot loops and falls in on itself, rendering the dreamlike first half open to interpretation, and leaving viewers to sort through its many possible explanations.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • My learning is more about understanding the mechanics of performance, the how, rather than replicating the why behind human emotions.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Cunha’s strength has been in replicating some of the things that helped Murillo build his reputation in England.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of replicating
Verb
  • Its job is to go beyond producing a serviceable picture by interpreting and reproducing content.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Her ambition for the live show goes beyond simply reproducing the recordings.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of reproducing
Verb
  • Landlords are not legally allowed to retaliate against tenants who request repairs by not renewing their lease.
    — Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • After renewing his threat to demolish the long-standing Kennedy Center if courts continue to block his bids to put his name on the building, he was seen with the poster.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of renewing
Verb
  • One year later, Clooney, 65, is back at the Venice Film Festival for a spin in the spotlight on the opening night for a bit of life imitating art.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Slop is formulaic and impersonal, the aggregate of everything that is already imitating everything else.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitating
Verb
  • That does not mean flexibility everywhere; duplicating every workload across clouds usually costs more than the option is worth.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Rather, each pair should serve a distinct purpose instead of duplicating another one already hanging in the closet.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 31 July 2026
Definition of duplicating
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“Reduplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicating. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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