REPLICATES Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

replicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of replicate

as in reproduces

to make an exact likeness of replicated the famous painting in our art class

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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 In that sense, New Stanford replicates an ancient form of patriarchal bias that casts men as the norm and women as an atypical other. — Judy Berman, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a robotic arm that replicates aspects of human touch perception. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026 The sunny front porch, which overlooks a community fountain and gazebo on a stretch of land that replicates a New England town green, only adds to its appeal. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 The commemorative uniform replicates the team’s iconic 1971–74 road design. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Craven similarly replicates the formula of inoffensive statement versus misogynistic backlash. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 Some may occur randomly when a cell divides and replicates its DNA. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026 The bio-spandex replicates the elasticity and durability levels of conventional petrochemical products. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 In Desert Sands, May-Vollmar said unlimited Wi-Fi in the classroom replicates the real world for students. — Linda Jacobson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Researchers at The Ohio State University and Zhejiang Laboratory in China have created a system that detects an odor in one place and reproduces a corresponding scent somewhere else.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
My 11-inch iPad Air reproduces The Last Ronin and other color comics far better.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of reproduces

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The pattern repeats in healthcare, parks and botanical collections, where sensory planting doubles as therapy and education.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
The flame simulation never repeats and is unique to each candle since it’s being generated on the fly at all times.

— Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeats

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Check what a website actually copies A website's Copy button can place different text on your clipboard than what appears on the page.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Someone else copies them for free and undercuts their pricing before the training run has even paid back.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of copies

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Portugal Kiluanji Kia Henda’s satirical future history of Angola imagines that the nation renews itself as a Marxist state.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Koizumi renews concern over China’s naval activity Koizumi raised concern Thursday about China’s increasing naval activity in southwestern Japan.

— Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of renews

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Even a modest homelab server should have no trouble running the Terminus package, which acts as an API point that takes in information, renders the designs, and sends them to your e-paper display.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
For early adopters, a useful experiment is comparing how the same photo renders across ChatGPT and Google Shopping to see which engine best fits a personal style discovery process.

— Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of renders

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Joel Edgerton reprises his role as Jason Dessen in Blake Crouch’s mind-bending Apple TV sci-fi thriller, starring alongside Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Ellen Wong and Jimmi Simpson.

— Paul Brett, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Josh Gad returns as the voice of Chuck, while Danny McBride reprises his role as Bomb.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of reprises

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After a long chase Rama is able to kill the deer with his arrow, but, before dying, Maricha imitates Rama’s voice and cries out for Sita and Lakshmana.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Constantin Brâncuși’s marble-and-limestone sculpture L’oiseau (1923/1947), for example, commands the space, while Wolfgang Tillmans’s 2022 photograph tree filling window imitates an open window in a closed space.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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