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as in to reproduce
to make an exact likeness of
replicated the famous painting in our art class
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Recent Examples of replicate
The idea is that these are machines capable of mining resources, replicating and spreading through the galaxy over millions of years.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Reporters retraced parts of the Oregon Trail, panned for gold in California and replicated Paul Revere's 1775 ride from Boston to seek out these journeys and others that still resonate today.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The blast was set off on a concrete surface to replicate an urban environment, with air temperatures around 25 degrees Celsius, typical of mild weather conditions.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
The discovery revealed how genetic information is stored and replicated and created the foundation for modern genetic engineering, disease treatment with genes and DNA identification techniques, according to The Associated Press.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Reporters retraced parts of the Oregon Trail, panned for gold in California and replicated Paul Revere's 1775 ride from Boston to seek out these journeys and others that still resonate today.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The blast was set off on a concrete surface to replicate an urban environment, with air temperatures around 25 degrees Celsius, typical of mild weather conditions.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
The discovery revealed how genetic information is stored and replicated and created the foundation for modern genetic engineering, disease treatment with genes and DNA identification techniques, according to The Associated Press.
—Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
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In an exchange reproduced on screen, a fan asked Stause about her rift with Hernan.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The nonstick surface that develops over years of use is invaluable, and not easy to reproduce.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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If the build-up of fabric softener is heavy and towels aren't absorbent after completing these three steps, repeat the process.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Naturally, history repeated, with the Bears scoring the final 14 points of the game to steal the victory.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Our city should copy the pay parking system used in Santa Barbara, which even has a phone app that enables you to conveniently add time remotely to your car’s parking meter instead of having to trudge back to your car.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Nov. 2025
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But tension from within the sheriff’s office boiled over and reached the public in November 2024, when then-Chief Deputy Kevin Canty resigned, sent McFadden a harsh resignation letter and copied the entire sheriff’s office to the email.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Grossmont board declined to renew the contract of Christian Wallis, its previous chief executive, in March without providing a public reason for the dismissal.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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For centuries, the doctrine of coverture rendered married women the property of their husbands with no legal rights of their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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This gray panel matches the collar and Wings logo, and the rest of the upper is rendered in white and off-white.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Independent filmmakers and writers now face a new kind of piracy; their content duplicated in seconds, stripped of context, and monetized by companies that never paid to make it.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Dolphins won six of eight after that rough start last season, and the team hopes that turnaround can be duplicated.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Art imitating life a little bit.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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That work led to the Multisensory Correlation Detector (MCD), which could imitate human responses to simple audiovisual patterns like flashes and clicks.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Replicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicate. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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