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 The goal is to replicate natural human motion while staying stable at extreme speeds. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026 The Wall replicates an ultra fan setting straight out of a European or South American soccer match. David K. Li, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026 There’s a level of immersion and flow that a traditional two-handed massage simply can’t replicate. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026 Wallpaper is crafted to replicate a young woman’s skin, complete with freckles. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for replicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
  • For the first time, the researchers demonstrated that human spinal cord organoids can reproduce the formation of dense glial scars, which block nerve regeneration.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
  • According to a report from Axios, Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter Friday to ByteDance, accusing the company of distributing and reproducing its intellectual property through the new AI tool without permission.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • So, to repeat again as Masters champions is a phenomenal feat for those girls.
    Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Years later, as an adult pulled back home by a family wedding, Clara must confront the lingering fallout of that scandal and decide whether she’s doomed to repeat her mother’s mistakes.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Workers resent being forced to use a technology that will then copy their ideas and processes, only to replace them in a few years time.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • However, simply copying a movement is not enough.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • It should be renewed only with strong safeguards and oversight, which House leaders propose.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The series, which follows the Louisiana natives in their New York life, has been renewed for a second season.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Beer that turned green − possibly a chemical reaction with the drugs Dominque Pelicot had been slipping into her drinks and food to render her unconscious for the rapes.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • However, last week the environmental groups submitted filings that requested the panel conduct oral arguments before rendering a decision.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Many documents are duplicated for no apparent reason.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Often imitated, never duplicated.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Brameshuber picked and cast people and put them in a car with Sommer in a studio to imitate the experience of long rides and allow for free-flowing conversations to develop, sometimes giving Sommer pointers, via an earpiece, about questions and topics to pursue.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Patagonia’s proprietary synthetic fill imitates down’s structure by spinning air-trapping microfilaments around a central fiber and requires fewer stabilizing seams and baffles than down.
    Kelly Bastone, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Replicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicate. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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