Definition of replicatenext
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as in to repeat
to make or do again I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself

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Recent Examples of replicate Facilities can be replicated in multiple regions, reducing geographic concentration risk. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026 Any bad actor can digitally replicate a logo or an entire website, Hish said. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 There's potential for similar initiatives to be replicated across the country, especially because Landline already operates secure bus transfers from regional airports in Pennsylvania and Illinois to Philadelphia's airport and Chicago O'Hare. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Programming includes theatrical performances, poetry readings and concerts staged inside and around ancient ruins — a setting that is impossible to replicate at any other time of year, since most of these sites are not open after dark on ordinary days. Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for replicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
  • Once a specific constraint is imposed, the mathematical model reproduces the exact behavior of the original nonreciprocal flock.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
  • No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • With Kansas City abruptly falling behind 24-0 in the first half, the torture of ghastly playoffs past — and 50 years without a Super Bowl berth — surely was going to repeat itself.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Dec. 2025
  • History appears to have repeated itself with Meghan again on the other side of the world, and the two are unable to reach each other.
    Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Can Vietnam copy China’s playbook?
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 June 2026
  • Please do not copy and paste FT articles and redistribute by email or post to the web.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Despite the disagreement, Rigler said the ruling gives Cascadia supporters renewed confidence as legal challenges continue.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • What gives me optimism is that science has a sort of intrinsic way of renewing itself generationally.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Prior to that, Copilot generated its response using raw HTML, which is temporarily rendered in the browser DOM.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026
  • Paramedics responded and rendered aid to the man before pronouncing him dead at the scene.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • But nobody has duplicated his monetary success—or built two separate businesses that are so wildly profitable.
    Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Because that kind of exposure, Wann said, creates a deeper allegiance that might be duplicated with the World Cup legacy here.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • The undulating roofline imitates the Allegheny Mountains, and 38 steel columns create a canopy reminiscent of the region's forests, Prix Versailles says.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • My mother imitates me, then converts the word into a pair of Korean syllables that sound most like the German.
    Esther Yi, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

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“Replicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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