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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Verb
  • Don't rush the step of browning the pork in the skillet—this renders the fat and produces a lot of flavor that the slow cooker can't replicate.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
  • That renders Sunday’s regular-season finale at the Arizona Cardinals (7-9) mostly moot, aside from draft position, which is currently 11th.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In this follow-up, Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock, while Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, and Elden Henson are back as Wilson Fisk, Karen Page, and Foggy Nelson, respectively.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Best Actor winner Cillian Murphy reprises his role from the original, though the cast otherwise seems to be made up of newcomers to the English postapocalypse, including Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Replicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicates. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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