REPLICATING Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

replicating

verb

present participle of replicate

as in reproducing

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

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as in repeating

to make or do again I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself

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Recent Examples of replicating The stop is part of the president’s broader swing through traditionally red states, a strategy one Republican source told The Hill is aimed at replicating his presidential election turnout for the midterms. — The Hill Staff, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026 The tailoring brand was founded in Osaka in 1954 and got its start replicating Ivy League style. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 And building the code is different from replicating everything that sits below the waterline. — Paul Lachance, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Meloni’s move comes as governments, regulators and public figures grapple with the rapid spread of artificial intelligence tools capable of convincingly replicating voices and images. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 The stations are standardised, so capacity is added by replicating them, and this line is the blueprint for future local for local expansion, as per the release. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026 David Adelman could play through Valanciunas in the post for 13 minutes each game, roughly replicating the style of offense Denver was already playing in the other 35. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2026 My learning is more about understanding the mechanics of performance, the how, rather than replicating the why behind human emotions. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Cunha’s strength has been in replicating some of the things that helped Murillo build his reputation in England. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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In 2003, however, Kember made a splash with Forged Prescriptions, a re-release that favored fuller mixes and extra overdubs which the band had jettisoned owing to the difficulty of reproducing them.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Future work will examine whether reproducing more of the intestine’s physical and chemical conditions can help maintain bacterial activity and improve performance.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of reproducing

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In other words, the hat is a shape that can infinitely tile, or cover, a 2D surface without ever creating a repeating pattern.

— Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
Sneakers are also generally off-limits, as are white, ivory, and anything that could be mistaken for bridal (a rule at every wedding, of course, but worth repeating).

— Corinne Pierre-Louis, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of repeating

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Rather than simply copying that, but with a slab of batteries under the cabin, the Fiat Multiplay explores the idea of a vehicle that’s adaptable, transforming from a three-row people carrier to a pickup.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
The company said a self-copying AI built on small models would spread slowly, with the number of infected devices doubling every few days, but would be hard to stamp out once loose.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of copying

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AutoGov takes care of regular tasks like renewing licenses, paying bills, and booking routine health appointments.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Cable and telco giant Rogers Communications recently chose against renewing the broadcast of Saturday night National Hockey League games on the CBC, a Hockey Night in Canada tradition for the public broadcaster begun in 1952.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

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First responders arrived on site to find community members rendering medical aid to those who were injured, Moses said.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Path tracing is an advanced form of ray tracing that's among the most demanding graphics-rendering techniques today, often requiring upscaling and frame generation to achieve a playable frame rate.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of rendering

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Engineering is done once, allowing the second team to focus its efforts on new initiatives instead of duplicating work.

— Andy Zosel, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The country plans to expand LNG capacity from 77 million tons per year to 142 million by 2030, and duplicating that infrastructure isn’t feasible.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of duplicating

Verb

OpenAI denied intentionally imitating Johansson’s voice and later withdrew the feature.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Speaking of the oversized, the collection’s Handloom Cardigan fits the bill but spares you from imitating a balloon, courtesy of those vertical stripes (also known as the oldest optical trick in the fashion book).

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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