replicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of replicate
1
as in reproduces
to make an exact likeness of replicated the famous painting in our art class

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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicates
  1. reproduces
  2. repeats
  3. copies
  4. renews
  5. renders
  6. reprises
  7. imitates
Verb
  • My 11-inch iPad Air reproduces The Last Ronin and other color comics far better.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Basquiat makes an image, reproduces it, cuts it up and gives it another life.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of reproduces
Verb
  • This pattern repeats throughout the store, which is bigger, although only by a little, than Lotte Market.
    — Vanessa Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually one of those two meets up with the first planet, and the whole situation repeats.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of repeats
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The lawsuit renews scrutiny of Epstein’s New Mexico operations, which went uncharged as authorities repeatedly deferred to investigations elsewhere, according to a state commission report.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • After the initial year, the subscription automatically renews at the then-current rate.
    — Camila Quimper, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of renews
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  • Using photogammetry, a technique which renders 2D surfaces into 3D models, and game engines, Montoya directs a virtual drone that hovers over the ruins of cities and its strange, frozen residents.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Cinematographer Lukasz Zal, who also shot Ida and Cold War, renders Fatherland in the same satiny black and white, as well as the same serenely squarish, or Academy, aspect ratio.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of renders
Verb
  • Wizz talent Clotet directs with Celia Giraldo and Sara Fantova, and reprises her title role as Marianna, next to Marcel Borras as Samuel.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
  • After Holmes reports to prison, Amanda Seyfried, who won an Emmy for playing Holmes in Hulu’s The Dropout, reprises the role in reenactments of moments that couldn’t be caught on camera.
    — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of reprises
Verb
  • 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
Definition of imitates

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