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 The vessel has other eco details such as synthetic teak that replicates authentic teak in both looks and the ability to stay cool underfoot, a bio-resin in the layup, among others. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025 To strengthen local talent, Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington, is launching an Energy Learning Center with a simulator that replicates X-energy’s control room. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025 The trio will be on hand to explain how the production so scarily replicates California’s deadliest-ever wildfire. Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025 Stone floor and walls host medal features, including detailing that replicates the diamond on the Chicago Bulls’ shorts and Philadelphia’s historical markers. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 Autopen defined An autopen is a device that mechanically replicates a signature. Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025 Story could use Trajeckt, a pitching machine that replicates the arsenal of every pitcher in the league. Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 The poster starts by making some chirping noises, which the cat replicates. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025 The fractured narrative replicates the characters’ fractured perspectives. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicates
Verb
  • Hawley even reproduces the kidnapping scene from the film, but with Dorothy as the intended kidnapee.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And in June, Erdős and Volodymyr Riabov posted a paper that reproduces Yau and Yin’s one-dimensional result for a broader class of band matrices.
    Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The big idea represented in this study is a pattern that repeats itself over and over in human physiology—tissues adapt themselves to the stresses placed on them.
    Peter Mason, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This story repeats itself, from Nero's Rome to Francisco Franco's Spain.
    Rev. Nathan Empsall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Think about Nobu — everybody copies their rolls.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • As Office alumni branched out, copies begat copies.
    Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After trial, service renews monthly unless canceled.
    Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Bridges of trust built in 2020 now enable a historic achievement, one that brings the hostages home, ends the fighting, and renews hope for both Israelis and Palestinians.
    Yossi Shelley, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hawke renders Hart as the most erudite barfly to buzz around mid-century Manhattan.
    Kyle McGovern, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Donnie Wahlberg reprises his role as Reagan in the Blue Bloods offshoot.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • On this SyFy horror series, original Chucky voice actor Brad Dourif reprises his role as the titular doll, who goes on a murder spree in a suburban town in New Jersey.
    Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Kim Kardashian's case, art imitates life.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • For ultraminimalists, this simple coverlet from Parachute imitates the look of a quilt without the fill, delivers on the work of a good throw blanket, and makes for a perfect year-round bed linen on account of its weight.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025

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