replicates

present tense third-person singular of replicate
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as in repeats
to make or do again I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself

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Recent Examples of replicates Gone are the large crown sidewalls from James’ last model, but a new carbon fiber midfoot shank replicates the center of the shape in smaller fashion. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026 This pair from Susanny replicates the look with tie straps and a square toe. Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 For the first three days of practice Miami’s had lengthy special teams and individual unit periods, and then 40-plus minutes of 11-on-11 work, which replicates game-like situations. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 But what most frustrates her is that Calder’s portrayal of Millennial ennui and directionlessness takes those qualities at face value and, in doing so, replicates them. Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 Experts created a curved support structure to place the fragments in the design that replicates the original shape of the vault. ABC News, 24 July 2026 By standardizing component layouts, equipment integration, and vendor specifications, the company replicates full production lines without requiring site-specific engineering overhauls. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 This behaviour replicates that of a bot, which is why they have been flagged. Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Scientists have assembled a cell from scratch in the laboratory for the first time — one that feeds, grows, and replicates much as a natural cell does. The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicates
Verb
  • Balsam Hill achieves the life-like branches using its signature True Needle technology that reproduces the texture and shade variation found on natural trees.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • The jumping cholla is a cactus that reproduces via the spread of clones.
    Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • Amy Bos, who handles government affairs for the trade group, said California’s bill repeats what NetChoice sees as a bad pattern of taking decisions out of the hands of parents and potentially running afoul of the First Amendment.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The behavior repeats or has a strong chance of being repeated.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Still, those details deserve more attention when a new site also copies campaign branding or asks for money.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • This rapid method copies the parasite’s genetic material until there’s enough to detect, rather than trying to grow the organism.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • At the moment, that’s determined by whether the Best Player at the recent World Cup won by his country Spain renews a contract which expires on June 30, 2027 at the Etihad or returns home to the Spanish capital by agreeing to join Real Madrid.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This amendment renews a sales tax that enables Missouri’s state parks to be free and that funds conservation programs.
    New York Times, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Any page that’s readable by a human could also be correctly interpreted by an AI scraping tool that simply renders the full webpage and uses optical character recognition on an image of the output.
    Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • However, a severe injury now renders any potential deal for the 20-year-old virtually impossible, altering his immediate future at the club.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Chris Hemsworth also reprises his role as Thor, alongside Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Letitia Wright as Black Panther, Sebastian Stan as the Winter Soldier, Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Simu Liu as Shang-Chi.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Kelly Macdonald is Sheriff Kerry, Ulrich Thomsen plays Sinestro, Laura Linney a Guardian of the Universe, and Nathan Fillion reprises Guy Gardner from Superman.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Sometimes life imitates art, but other times, art imitates life.
    Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • The undulating roofline imitates the Allegheny Mountains, and 38 steel columns create a canopy reminiscent of the region's forests, Prix Versailles says.
    Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 15 June 2026

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“Replicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicates. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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