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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 In the comics, Red Ghost replicated the space accident that gave the Fantastic Four their powers, thus gaining the ability to turn intangible. Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 16 July 2025 The extension in lifespan was replicated in skin cells. Ruairi MacKenzie, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2025 Mountains rise suddenly and everywhere, reflected perfectly in the still fjords and inlets beneath, as if replicating the Game of Thrones intro. Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2025 Unlike hardware, software could be easily replicated and regularly updated, improving it quickly and at little extra cost. Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for replicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
  • This is a single Periscope camera module and single image sensor, but with two physical lenses, and a shifting prism inside the module moves back and forth between the two lenses as needed to reproduce two optical zoom length.
    Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • These organisms can quickly reproduce, leading to dense blooms and surface scums, particularly in the shallow, warmer parts of the lake, according to the NPS.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Just very much on their own plane, dancing to their own beat, repeating their familiar one-step-forward, two-steps-back shuffle into the All-Star Break.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
  • To repeat the first question posed at the start of this review: What’s in a name?
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Lively’s team was also directed to make accommodations for Baldoni’s lawyers to print and copy documents.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 July 2025
  • Cartoon by Bruce Eric Kaplan Copy link to cartoon Copy link to cartoon Link copied Shop Shop Michael told me that his team was required to attempt to verify each target: examining video footage from drones, listening to telephone conversations.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • For his part, Steve Cates still is holding out hope his insurance company will renew his policy.
    Peter Aldous, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
  • In September 2024, Peacock subscribers based in California gained the right to a payout of just over $18 after a judge decided the service had automatically renewed customers' subscriptions without providing proper disclosures or authorization.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • But lo and behold, this stonewashed cotton coverlet, in a white-and-sand-colored check, proves that even offbeat patterns can come across as understated when rendered in a gentle palette.
    Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 18 July 2025
  • Overwatering reduces oxygen in the soil, which damages fine roots and renders the plant unable to take up water.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
Verb
  • One example widely shared on social media — and which Willison duplicated — asked Grok to comment on the conflict in the Middle East.
    Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
  • The approval process is required to make sure services are not duplicated.
    Chase Jordan July 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • His celebration imitated him sitting down playing a video game – a tribute to his former Portugal teammate Diogo Jota who died in a car crash last week.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
  • And beyond device checks, smart verification systems can also monitor behavioral signals—like typing speed, location, or login habits—to spot anomalies that a cloned voice can’t imitate.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 10 July 2025

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“Replicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicate. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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