repost
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to reaffix or replace (a notice, bulletin, sign, etc.).
All my “lost dog” signs got blown away in the storm, so I’ve reposted them around town.
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Digital Technology.
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to resubmit (an online message, text, or image, often one originated by another user) to a message board, mailing list, website, or social media site.
This blog post was originally published several years ago, but it's such useful information that we like to repost it every winter.
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to submit (an existing online message, text, or image, often one originated by another user) to a different message board, electronic mailing list, website, or social media site.
You may download the photos for your own collection, but you may not repost them to another website.
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verb (used without object)
noun
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of repost1
re- ( def. ) + post 1 ( def. )
Origin of repost2
First recorded in 1715–25; re- ( def. ) + post 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Yang added in a repost that he “should not have cursorily weighed in on this” and vowed to use his platform “responsibly.”
From Salon
Koma got riled up enough over it that on Instagram, he mimicked Tisdale French’s repost of New York Magazine’s promotional post about the essay, slapping a picture of his own face over hers and changing the headline from “Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group” to his own: “When You’re The Most Self Obsessed Tone Deaf Person On Earth, Other Moms Tend To Shift Focus To Their Actual Toddlers,” with “A Mom Group Tell All Through A Father’s Eyes” as a sub-headline.
From Los Angeles Times
In response, he said he "would never consciously repost anything antisemitic", but "stepping back now feels like the responsible course of action".
From BBC
At the time, Lineker said he did not see the image and "would never consciously repost anything antisemitic".
From BBC
"This," Morrison wrote in her repost.
From BBC
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