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 Rogers argues that Asana’s horizontal footprint within companies—where it is already embedded across marketing, IT, operations, and planning in large enterprises—gives it a natural coordination role that larger rivals cannot easily replicate. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 May 2026 The years of unglamorous, expensive, uncertain work required to prove a reusable rocket or edit an extinct genome are the same years that make the result nearly impossible to replicate at speed. Ethan Stone, USA Today, 29 May 2026 Baty has also failed to replicate his second-half numbers from last season. Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 May 2026 Aniello, who directed both bookend episodes, replicates her own long, dynamic shot from the series premiere, which tracks Deborah from the closing joke of her zillionth Vegas set, through a backstage warren of minions and admirers, to her dressing room. Judy Berman, Time, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for replicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
  • The models specifically reproduced how said particles would interact with the expanding shell of material shrugged off by the supernova's dying progenitor star.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 May 2026
  • This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Also making history was Sherman Oaks Notre Dame senior JJ Harel, who repeated as boys high jump champion at 7-2.
    Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
  • Hulst would start in a hilly stretch of Laguna Beach, charge up one hill, then run at the top to the next block, down that street, run another block and sprint up that street, repeating the process up and down 31 hills.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • What cannot be copied is proprietary data that is clean, structured and refreshed continuously.
    Russell Sarder, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Arms researchers shown images and videos of the smaller drone’s components say its fuselage has been copied by dozens of Chinese companies even now selling similar models on China’s equivalent of Amazon, AliExpress.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Verb
  • The Boroughs hasn’t yet been renewed, but Art’s knowledge about the crows and the peach tree remain useful for a potential season two, Peters says.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 May 2026
  • Just 12 days later, CBS renewed the series for a second season.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • The only danger was that theriac was thought to heat the body and thus could supposedly render an individual more susceptible to corruption by the plague.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
  • In the 1950s and 1960s, goldwork comes to the fore, with skirts rendered in intricate, lace-like precious metal.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • But Elliott’s openness to the idea of duplicating a move his father made 25 years ago was greeted with near-unanimous approval online.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
  • Then a bipartisan team will remake the ballot in a process known as duplicating.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The first of its kind in a daily newspaper, it was syndicated and later widely imitated.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • The Yellow Chartreuse with its honeyed complexity imitates the lingering natural sweetness of the agave nectar, and the juicy bittersweet orange from the Aperol takes the role of the Cointreau, all atop a subtle smoky backbone.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 23 May 2026

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“Replicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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