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retype

  • a word derived from type.

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But then a user must retype pickup and drop-off locations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

“She would white it out, retype it and then make a copy. I watched her do it. That thing was amazing. It looked so real.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2021

Even so, she said, “I took the letter and I thought about it overnight, and then I decided to mail it, but I decided to retype it first.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2021

“I just keep chugging along. I’m earnestly attempting to retype every word, but it’s an exercise in good reading, not good typing.”

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2018

I made so many mistakes that I was forced to melt down the error-filled slugs and retype them with excruciating slowness, digging my teeth into my inner cheek until the letters became Yiddish once more.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros