replicates

present tense third-person singular of replicate
1
2
as in repeats
to make or do again I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of replicates 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 Then replicates those patterns as cities grow—beating competitors to the best storefronts. — Brian Cross, Forbes.com, 17 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicates
Verb
  • Once researchers can send participants home with a device that reliably reproduces sauna-like heat stress, the study pipeline gets longer, cheaper and larger.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That may sound scary, but adding AI to a broken organization only reproduces the same problems in a faster, more bloated and more expensive form.
    — Panos Siozos, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat celebrates Hughes with a work on paper that repeats the writer's name to spread awareness of his work.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Refills tend to cost less per stick than a full new package, and cutting plastic waste is a tangible impact that repeats every few weeks.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 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
  • After the initial year, the subscription automatically renews at the then-current rate.
    — Camila Quimper, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Our study renews the links between particle physics and high-energy astrophysics.
    — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The brutalist thump of drummer Moe Tucker renders the showmen in Led Zeppelin and the Who irrelevant.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Nor can Antigone, whose all-consuming identification with her cause renders her indifferent to other obligations, be adopted as a user-friendly hero.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In addition to Pitt, Cliff Booth also stars Scott Caan, Elizabeth Debicki, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Peter Weller, Carla Gugino, Holt McCallany and JB Tadena, while Timothy Olyphant reprises his Hollywood role of real-life Western actor James Stacy.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Andrew Francis reprises his role as Cole alongside Kelly Metzger as Nya and Vincent Tong as Kai.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Over the weekend, movie-theater chain AMC Entertainment accused Robinhood of creating an unauthorized market that imitates trading in AMC shares through its overseas platform without the company’s approval.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Sometimes life imitates art, but other times, art imitates life.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Replicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicates. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster