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 Ohtani sealed his reputation for greatness in October in the World Series and will try to replicate that when the Dodgers begin their bid for a three-peat. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Many such findings subsequently fail to replicate in experimental studies that control for these sources of bias through randomization. — Mark Louie Ramos, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026 That means the Dolphins would likely need to gain a lead and force Mahomes into pass-only situations to replicate that kind of turnaround. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Aretha Franklin The Queen of Soul passed away in 2018 at the age of 76, leaving behind an impressive legacy that few stars could replicate. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for replicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
  • Once researchers can send participants home with a device that reliably reproduces sauna-like heat stress, the study pipeline gets longer, cheaper and larger.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • However, nicotine does not reproduce normal acetylcholine signaling.
    — Hasmeena Kathuria, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of splintering, the waves naturally organize themselves into repeating geometric loops.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • If this scandal is not going to be repeated, further probing is essential.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Treat Smith’s experience as a prompt to book a physical and get current numbers on your blood pressure, cholesterol and A1C, not as a protocol to copy.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • At the time, CEO Jesse Lyu told Fast Company his decision to make the R1 a standalone product was part of a strategy to protect Rabbit's AI model from being copied, and to help its service stand out from the crowd.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • More recently, in 2023, Belarusian embassies abroad stopped extending or renewing passports entirely, putting dissidents who fled the country in a similar bind to those from Myanmar.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Presley Gerber’s death at age 27 has renewed questions about overdose risk, withdrawal complications and the challenges of addiction recovery.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The movie is fantastic, a true thriller, and while some liberties were taken with the depiction of outer space, the basic premise of a cascading series of collisions rendering orbits too cluttered with debris to be usable is valid.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Recent Sacramento Bee reporting has shown that the Legislature’s elimination of enforcement mechanisms have rendered CARE Court powerless to provide treatment to the people it is meant to serve.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The country plans to expand LNG capacity from 77 million tons per year to 142 million by 2030, and duplicating that infrastructure isn’t feasible.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, a gentle reminder that nobody on the transactional front expected the NFL to duplicate its big gains of a year ago.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than taking advantage of genuine quantum effects, Scholes proposes, life might be imitating them instead.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This succinct statement follows outpourings of both support and criticism of Sims, including additional allegations that YISE has imitated other beauty brands—the very thing Sims was lamenting.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Replicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicate. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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