republish

verb

re·​pub·​lish (ˌ)rē-ˈpə-blish How to pronounce republish (audio)
republished; republishing; republishes
Synonyms of republishnext

transitive verb

1
: to publish again or anew
2
: to execute (a will) anew
republisher noun

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On Friday evening, ABC News republished a new version of the story re-reported by Charalambous, now without a byline. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026 This article was originally published by Capital & Main and is republished here with permission. — Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Additionally, when other news and media outlets republish our pieces via the Creative Commons license, our work gets disseminated widely. — Katrina Stack, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 This story is republished via a relationship with CT Community News, a service of the Connecticut Student Journalism Collaborative, an organization sponsored by journalism departments at college and university campuses across the state. — Sam Calhoun, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for republish

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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republish

transitive verb
re·​pub·​lish ˌrē-ˈpə-blish How to pronounce republish (audio)
1
: to publish again or anew
republishing the defamatory statements
2
: to execute (a will) anew usually through the execution of a codicil incorporating the will by reference and with the result of rendering an otherwise invalid will valid

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