reasonable facsimile
noun
: a copy that is not exact but is fairly close
The house is a reasonable facsimile of his original home.
—sometimes used in a joking wayI can speak French, or at least a reasonable facsimile of French.
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But the move was also effectively a belief that Towns' big-man replacement in the deal, Randle, could serve as a reasonable facsimile.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 May 2025
She’s seated in what looks like a reasonable facsimile of a United employee’s office.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Apparently, the Roto Rooter man or a reasonable facsimile got by there by the next day’s re-inspection because Hook was back open by the next evening.
House of Cheung, 499 NE 20th St., Boca Raton: Routine inspection, six total violations, six High Priority violations.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
Also worth noting that rookie Isaiah Bolden was getting reps as a kick returner, while rookie Jake Andrews spent time at center in what was a reasonable facsimile of the No. 1 offense.
—Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
Or, at least, it has been transformed into a reasonable facsimile of one, with the audience on the floor standing, shifting and swaying, and occasionally even dancing, in an immersive experience the likes of which Broadway has rarely if ever seen.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2023
Maybe not like a steak steak, but a reasonable facsimile to be sure.
—Time, 20 July 2023
Pranksters quickly found that some basic photoshop skills could offer a reasonable facsimile of an NFT avatar.
—Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022
Yet most sports ended up with a reasonable facsimile of a calendar and all of them held world championships, unlike most of their summer counterparts in 2020.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 22 May 2025
She’s seated in what looks like a reasonable facsimile of a United employee’s office.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Apparently, the Roto Rooter man or a reasonable facsimile got by there by the next day’s re-inspection because Hook was back open by the next evening.
House of Cheung, 499 NE 20th St., Boca Raton: Routine inspection, six total violations, six High Priority violations.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
Also worth noting that rookie Isaiah Bolden was getting reps as a kick returner, while rookie Jake Andrews spent time at center in what was a reasonable facsimile of the No. 1 offense.
—Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
Or, at least, it has been transformed into a reasonable facsimile of one, with the audience on the floor standing, shifting and swaying, and occasionally even dancing, in an immersive experience the likes of which Broadway has rarely if ever seen.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2023
Maybe not like a steak steak, but a reasonable facsimile to be sure.
—Time, 20 July 2023
Pranksters quickly found that some basic photoshop skills could offer a reasonable facsimile of an NFT avatar.
—Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022
Yet most sports ended up with a reasonable facsimile of a calendar and all of them held world championships, unlike most of their summer counterparts in 2020.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021
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“Reasonable facsimile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reasonable%20facsimile. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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