REPLICATE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

replicate

verb

ˈre-plə-ˌkāt

Definition of replicate

as in to reproduce

to make an exact likeness of replicated the famous painting in our art class

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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 The night began with a moment of silence for the Super Bowl-winning coach, while fans were given fake mustaches to replicate his iconic look. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Harker and her roommates are now trying to replicate that experience. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Essentially, the Royals are trying to replicate what those franchises do so well these days. — Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026 But machines are built by people, and there’s good reason to be concerned that these machines will simply replicate the biases and disparities built into our current system. — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for replicate

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An elusive recipe In 2020, Dutch researchers reproduced the green/red dichroic effect of the Lycurgus Cup in a 3D printable nanocomposite material by embedding small amounts of silver and gold nanoparticles, of the proper size and shapes.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
The device reproduced the fingerprint's tiny ridges and valleys, demonstrating an impressive spatial resolution of 30 micrometers (847 dpi).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of reproduce

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The deal unraveled quickly, however, as both sides renewed attacks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
When Iran resumed its nuclear enrichment program and with diplomatic efforts at a dead end, Netanyahu seized the opportunity to renew Israel’s shadow war with Tehran.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of renew

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Guests who think an occasional bottle of wine flung on the counter has rendered this custom obsolete should note that any sensible hostess will disagree.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Many of the women in the packed courtroom gallery appeared unhappy when the sentences were rendered.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of render

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That night’s show was reduced from 29 to 19 songs, between the concert running late from the interruption and Toomey likely not being able to duplicate Castronovo’s lead singing moments as well as his drumming.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Those who voted on Issue 7A but were not eligible to do so will have their ballots duplicated onto the correct ballot style, state officials said.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

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