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as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
bought a smaller and cheaper replication of the marble statue for his garden
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2
as in repetitions
the act of saying or doing over again
we'll need to do a replication of that experiment so we can collect more data
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as in responses
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
his carefully worded replications suggested that he was well aware of the punishment for perjury
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Recent Examples of replications
Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine recently inked a deal with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices.
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Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replications
Noun
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In the month following the March 2 vote on the $6 billion tax breaks, more than 100 residents circulated copies of a petition seeking to bring the financing plan to a public vote.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Moby-Dick initially sold fewer than four thousand copies, of which six hundred were in the United Kingdom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Proper form and control matter more than doing higher repetitions.—
Christa Sgobba,
Health,
5 May 2026
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After three verse-chorus repetitions, the quartet stop the song cold and set off in a new direction, churning out pure noise even as drummer Steve Shelley keeps everyone anchored.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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The exercise builds skills around joint all-domain operations, crisis responses and multinational interoperability, enhances regional security and supports AFRICOM's strategic objectives, the website states.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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More research is needed to understand why the mushrooms vary their responses, but the authors hypothesize that when water is broadly applied, there is no need to share information since the network already knows.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Although trademarks protect against similar reproductions that can confuse consumers, they’re not meant to be utilized as a catch-all protecting every feature of a performer’s brand.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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The world of Busytown, the whimsical universe created by Scarry, has also found a new audience thanks to Inciardi Prints' beautiful tiny reproductions available through Ana Inciardi's Mini Print Vending Machines.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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If recent history repeats, new cries could come from the crowd, too.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
2 May 2026
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But then to have [this mutation] be so massive and so many repeats stuck in there, that is unusual.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, Spacek said her doctor offered no answers.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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The people who run the institutions Americans inhabit day-to-day have their own answers.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The Fossil Exhibit Trail has an accessible boardwalk with replicas of fossils and prehistoric creatures that once lived in the area.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ceramic artist Chandler Romeo has been putting the finishing touches on miniature replicas of the tower ahead of the reopening.—
Kevin Strong,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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It's reported to reach an energy density of 175 Wh/kg – the highest achieved in mass production for sodium chemistry according to the company – and delivers a range of over 400 km (249 miles), with CATL targeting 500–600 km (310–373 miles) in future iterations.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 28,
New Atlas,
28 Apr. 2026
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Alloy’s television footprint includes more than 900 hours of hit series, with titles like Netflix’s global hit You, the CW’s Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries, as well as its spinoffs The Originals and Legacies, The 100, and multiple iterations of Pretty Little Liars.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Replications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replications. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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