recopy

verb

Definition of recopynext
as in to redact

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Recent Examples of recopy To counter the faulty machinery, election workers will have to manually recopy the mail-in ballots with illegible barcodes into new ballots under the election code, but every valid vote ultimately will be counted properly, Garcia said last week. — Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News, 2 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recopy
  1. redact
  2. print
  3. compile
  4. abridge
  5. publish
  6. engross
  7. annotate
Verb
  • Alarmingly, the administration chose not to redact the personal information, including Social Security numbers and other personal details, of hundreds of individuals, many of whom are still active in the workforce.
    — Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Today, per his direction, previously redacted JFK Assassination Files are being released to the public with no redactions.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of redact
Verb
  • Curtain calls William Bullock of Pittsburgh, Pa., is credited with inventing the first web press, which uses a continuous web or roll of paper to print on both sides simultaneously.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The Baltimore Sun would do well to print letters expressing ideas and opinions with a civil tone.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of print
Verb
  • The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.
    — Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The drops came even though overall car and light truck sales across the county were up 1.3% compared to the first two months of last year, according to data compiled by Experian Automotive.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of compile
Verb
  • Establishing spheres of influence involves a dominant power abridging the sovereignty of geographically proximate states—as Trump is seeking to do with Canada, Greenland, and Mexico and as China is attempting with Taiwan.
    — Monica Duffy Toft, Foreign Affairs, 13 Mar. 2025
  • By one estimate, The Witcher has lost nearly half its viewers since season one, and Hissrich’s seven-season plan has been abridged to five.
    — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Definition of abridge
Verb
  • This story was originally published March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The notice, published Sunday, repeated Beijing’s plan to stabilize the stock market, establish a childcare subsidy scheme as well as boosting tourism.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of publish
Verb
  • While most of the program’s agents are engrossed in secretive investigative work, even the most menial role is critical — like Peter Sutherland’s.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Many cuts, layoffs, and an exodus of diversity leaders have engrossed the nation.
    — Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of engross
Verb
  • In a case study by MIT Technology Review, a major financial services company achieved a 20% productivity boost in customer support by first standardizing and annotating its datasets before deploying a GenAI tool.
    — Betsy Reed, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Bar menus in every major American city were annotated with craft mocktails spiked with adaptogens, and YouTube swamis like Andrew Huberman were proclaiming that alcohol was a poison that hampered cognitive performance.
    — Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of annotate

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“Recopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recopy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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