recopy

verb

Definition of recopynext
as in to redact

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Recent Examples of recopy This process of underlining, copying, and recopying is the backbone of Newsom’s working life. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026 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. blue-pencil
  7. engross
  8. annotate
Verb
  • Though the boxes sometimes pick up human chatter, all human sounds are redacted then deleted for privacy before the audio is sent through AI models.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • More than 17 of the 26 pages provided were either blank or completely redacted, with large black boxes covering entire messages rather than specific pieces of sensitive information.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of redact
Verb
  • Quirky touches include plaid upholstery, fabric door-pull straps and a removable storage basket 3D-printed from bio-plastic and wood.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Look for a Box Maker’s Certificate printed on the bottom of the box.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of print
Verb
  • Between Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta, over $720 billion of capital expenditures is projected to be spent this year, most of it on AI infrastructure, according to analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Next was an effort to compile a list of those who had served in the Civil War.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of compile
Verb
  • Trump is selling an alternative America, with the messiest chapters abridged or excluded.
    — Arthur Krystal, New Yorker, 25 May 2026
  • It is abridged, so there’s not nearly as many 90-page digressions or pseudoscientific cetology musings.
    — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 14 May 2026
Definition of abridge
Verb
  • The Rockefeller Foundation has just published a policy proposal – developed in partnership with leading experts – that details how a Growth and Investment Reset could work.
    — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually, in 1914, Jo succeeded in publishing Vincent’s letters in an ambitious three-volume book, which today is considered one of the most revealing and important works of art history.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of publish
Verb
  • Before getting sunk by a turgid love story — the kind of cinematic dead zone Thalberg would have blue-penciled in the screenplay stage — The Last Tycoon provides a good sense of what a producer actually does.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
Definition of blue-pencil
Verb
  • Her engrossing documentary puts the viewer in a deeply personal position with its subject.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This plot and the film’s glossy aping of grindhouse aesthetics suggest the movie will be gnarly and boldly engrossing.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of engross
Verb
  • The way a book has been handled, underlined, and annotated, as well as the creases in the corners of pages, are reminders of this dispute and of the reader’s assertion of ownership that will remain forever on their bookshelves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And like all Criterion releases, The Complete Kubrick features a host of behind-the-scenes materials, including over twenty-five hours of interviews, rare photographs, artwork, and documents annotated by Kubrick.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of annotate

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“Recopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recopy. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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