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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
But Pop Mart's chances of replicating that success with newer characters such as Skullpanda and Twinkle Twinkle have come under investor scrutiny with the momentum that drove a massive rally in the stock over the past two years beginning to fade.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
His young nephew provided the entertainment, whacking a plastic ball around with a toy club on the lawn, replicating pro golf mannerisms a little too closely.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
In December 1995 the FDA approved the first protease inhibitor, Saquinavir, which actually stopped the virus from replicating.
—Steve Bender, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
That talent shines through when this book pushes back against the notion that AI is anywhere close to replicating consciousness.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Because ‘ōhi‘a harvesting is now heavily restricted, replicating that level of craftsmanship today would be near impossible.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
Mesa College has gotten permission to offer a bachelor’s degree program for prospective physical therapy assistants despite opposition from California State University San Bernardino, which claimed that the San Diego community college was replicating one of its courses.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
For younger cast members who underwent extensive physical training, Yuen emphasizes the importance of finding individual voices within the genre rather than simply replicating what has come before.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Working in a ‘broken’ system Establishing such a commission today would risk replicating the unsuccessful efforts of the 2010 Simpson-Bowles Commission, the report warned.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
His young nephew provided the entertainment, whacking a plastic ball around with a toy club on the lawn, replicating pro golf mannerisms a little too closely.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
In December 1995 the FDA approved the first protease inhibitor, Saquinavir, which actually stopped the virus from replicating.
—Steve Bender, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
That talent shines through when this book pushes back against the notion that AI is anywhere close to replicating consciousness.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
Because ‘ōhi‘a harvesting is now heavily restricted, replicating that level of craftsmanship today would be near impossible.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Mar. 2026
Mesa College has gotten permission to offer a bachelor’s degree program for prospective physical therapy assistants despite opposition from California State University San Bernardino, which claimed that the San Diego community college was replicating one of its courses.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
For younger cast members who underwent extensive physical training, Yuen emphasizes the importance of finding individual voices within the genre rather than simply replicating what has come before.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
Working in a ‘broken’ system Establishing such a commission today would risk replicating the unsuccessful efforts of the 2010 Simpson-Bowles Commission, the report warned.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicating
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Despite religious and phenotypic differences, people around the western Mediterranean Sea have been interacting, trading, warring, migrating, and reproducing together for centuries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Vexingly, the war with Iran is reproducing in macrocosm what those wars taught in microcosm.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Because the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder have every intention of repeating as NBA Finals winners the second time around.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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And the court said by repeating his intention not to talk, that's not an invocation of the right to remain silent.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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These moments show students evaluating AI output critically and treating it almost as a sparring partner, rather than simply copying it.—
Jeanne Beatrix Law,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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The lawsuits accused Suno and Udio of unlawfully copying the three companies’ sound recordings as training models for their AI models.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Kansas City Chiefs’ planned $3 billion stadium in Wyandotte County cleared a major hurdle on Friday, when the Kansas Legislature passed a bill creating a sports authority and renewing the underlying incentive program that will finance the megaproject.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this month, Iran attempted to strike a US-UK base more than 2,000 miles (about 3,200 kilometers) off its coast, renewing questions about Tehran’s military capabilities and how far its missiles can reach.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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This demo showed off a graphics-rendering task (an aquarium full of fish, whose frame rates and swimming action were directly affected by the availability of system resources).—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The game was about rendering a person with a limited palette of supplies.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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The findings, published in a new study in the journal Nature Communications, suggest there’s a hard limit to duplicating mammals.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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From there, a user named Vega turned it into a TikTok dance video that exploded — people duplicating themselves on screen, one version performing, the other dancing behind them.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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One of them was imitating his voice.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Another popular skit features Garcia imitating Hispanic mothers who constantly call their children to warn them about the dangers of solo travel, such as getting kidnapped and never seeing their family again.—
Xitlalic Montelongo,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Replicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicating. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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