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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
Levy’s novel is comic but suffused with dread, replicating the internet era’s many disorienting bids for our attention.
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Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The band broke up in 2001 but reunited in 2014 — though no subsequent music came close to replicating the song’s chart success.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Zack James’ shifty drumming hammers out a drum ’n’ bass redux like a panicked heartbeat while Carney Hemler’s bass lurches in slow motion, replicating the gut drop of a horrible realization.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
According to Reju, these advantages are expected to enable a fast and efficient ramp-up, ensure operational reliability, and provide a scalable blueprint for replicating the model across future sites.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
By replicating this motion, the researchers aim to build robots that can move precisely inside the human body.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026
The band broke up in 2001 but reunited in 2014 — though no subsequent music came close to replicating the song’s chart success.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Zack James’ shifty drumming hammers out a drum ’n’ bass redux like a panicked heartbeat while Carney Hemler’s bass lurches in slow motion, replicating the gut drop of a horrible realization.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
According to Reju, these advantages are expected to enable a fast and efficient ramp-up, ensure operational reliability, and provide a scalable blueprint for replicating the model across future sites.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026
By replicating this motion, the researchers aim to build robots that can move precisely inside the human body.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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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The actual cause is not well understood but dogs that go through this are often prone to it repeating if not spayed.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Many may fall into the trap of repeating the same formula over and over again in hopes of sustaining that momentum—but the Delta CEO says that’s the wrong approach.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 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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Hundreds of thousands are losing Medi-Cal coverage as a result of cuts and from new rules that include renewing coverage every six months rather than each year, work requirements and reductions in how much will be covered for noncitizens, according to CalMatters.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Either way, with the moon renewing itself here on April 17, a fresh start arrives regarding your mindset and communication style.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 Apr. 2026
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Carlton Fisk didn’t retire with the Red Sox, who infamously quote-unquote accidentally mailed his contract a day late, rendering him a free agent.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Officers immediately began rendering aid until the man was taken to a hospital.—
Bryant Reed,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 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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The gulls weren’t directly imitating the act of eating.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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The gulls weren’t imitating human eating directly but were using the human’s choice as a cue to guide their own foraging decisions.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Replicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicating. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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