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as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
that old-looking colonial mansion is actually a 20th-century reduplication of the original, which was destroyed many years ago
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as in repeats
the act of saying or doing over again
ever since I was forced to do a reduplication of a day's work, I've been more conscientious about hitting my computer's "save" button
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Noun
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The film’s star, Whitney Houston, would deliver a version that became the world’s best-selling single that year, shifting some 25 million copies, and winning several Grammys.—
Bob Mehr,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
6 Jan. 2026 -
The commentator George Weigel wrote a short book outlining the qualities conservatives wanted in the next Pope, and, in 2020, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, arranged for copies to be sent to all the cardinals who were expected to vote in the next conclave.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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And to dramatize how easily the past repeats itself.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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One is if the Democratic turnout collapse that defined 2024 repeats itself—particularly in Passaic County, where anger over the Biden Administration’s handling of Gaza kept many Muslim voters home.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Givenchy couture atelier created four iterations of the little black dress—one original and three reproductions.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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The collection included reproductions of uniforms worn by each profession and Johnson’s modernized interpretations, enhanced with waterproofing, durability and thermal regulation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Perform three sets of 10 repetitions.—
RikkiLynn Shields Hannigan,
Health,
30 Oct. 2025
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Try for 12 repetitions to start.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The ascent takes about an hour, and venders along the way sell religious images and replicas of the cross, as well as roasted corn and Inca Kola.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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Mural Arts also is partnering with the Philadelphia Historic District on sculptures for next year’s 52 Weeks of Firsts programming and with the Bells Across PA program to create Liberty Bell replicas in neighborhoods throughout the city.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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Within seconds, television replays in the City Ground press box showed clearly that no corner should have been awarded.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nielsen figures have the first airing of the show on HBO at just 334,000 viewers (which is itself up from the 214,000 for Task’s debut in September), meaning that about 94 percent of the total audience came from streaming on HBO Max and on-air replays at HBO.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Reduplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplications. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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