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as in to reproduce
to make an exact likeness of
replicated the famous painting in our art class
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Recent Examples of replicate
These disciplines foster reflective thinking and critical reasoning—qualities that AI cannot replicate.
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Paul Hudson, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
China accuses Quad nations of trying to replicate NATO.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
For example, setting specific times for job searching, skill development and leisure activities can replicate the structure of a workday.
—John Pierce, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Beijing is betting that future Tibetan leaders will struggle to replicate the political access and diplomatic successes the current Dalai Lama has achieved.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
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Paul Hudson, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
China accuses Quad nations of trying to replicate NATO.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
For example, setting specific times for job searching, skill development and leisure activities can replicate the structure of a workday.
—John Pierce, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Beijing is betting that future Tibetan leaders will struggle to replicate the political access and diplomatic successes the current Dalai Lama has achieved.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
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Bibler is being charged with eight counts of possessing child pornography and eight counts of reproducing child pornography involving a victim under 13, officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The talents are seen posing in a public bathroom with red and black tiles, reproducing the set of Michele’s sophomore Valentino ready-to-wear show, staged in a giant public toilet bathed in red light.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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And for another, the commercial spaceflight company founded by billionaire Elon Musk has struggled this year to repeat the successes of previous Starship test flights.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Can Texas repeat our predictive prowess?—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Chennault wrote that the shark mouth didn’t originate with his group, but was copied from British P-40 fighters in North Africa, which in turn may have copied them from Germany’s Luftwaffe.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Historically start-ups were terrified of anyone outside their immediate organization learning the secrets of their innovations for fear they’d be copied.—
Michelle Greenwald,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The second season, however, failed to make the list in all three regions with no decision yet made on whether to renew for Season 3.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The sweet tween series has already been renewed for a third season.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Here, Ne Zha 2 succeeds wildly; locales such as a heavenly city made entirely of jade and a towering, bamboo-verdant waterfall are rendered with genuinely beautiful texture and detail.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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All rendered by paleolithic artists using charcoal and red ochre.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chérizier, 48, who’s been actively meeting with former rivals, may be trying to duplicate the conditions in Carrefour, a sprawling suburb south of the capital where gangs now settle disputes, enact rules and profit from residents’ commercial activities.—
Johnny Fils-Aimé,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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And the core act of reporting — gathering information that isn’t yet available in digital form — is relatively impossible to duplicate with AI, for now.—
Gina Chua,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps, but no machine can imitate my imagination or the memories that pour through me, or feel the fear of extinguishment.—
Adam Verner
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sometimes art imitates life by skipping a generation.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Replicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicate. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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