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
  • 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
  • Ding has become known for his understated reactions and his small wave during introductions, which fans have begun copying at home.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster by warning that Russian attacks risk repeating history.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Freeling helped lead a Georgia team that went 11-1 in the regular season before repeating as SEC champions with a 28-7 win over Alabama and a second straight College Football Playoff quarterfinal appearance in the Sugar Bowl.
    Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Officers arrived to find three vehicles involved — each with a single driver — and began rendering aid alongside firefighters and paramedics, per the release.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In a position such as lieutenant governor, where much of the office’s duties involve being only one of multi-member boards, radical positions tend to be largely drowned out by the majority, rendering the office even less effective.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Fusion – replicating the power of the sun – has made major advances over the past few years.
    Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 23 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
  • Circularity in fashion also has to do with renewing and reusing what already exists.
    Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Former Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson, who helped create the Amber Alert in Arlington 30 years ago, has proposed renewing efforts to reserve it for only the most serious cases.
    Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 22 Apr. 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 2 May. 2026.

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