replications

plural of replication
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as in repetitions
the act of saying or doing over again we'll need to do a replication of that experiment so we can collect more data

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of replications In the lead-up to the last presidential election, academics and tech observers were concerned about the increasing potency of deepfakes, believing that synthetic images and replications of political figures would sow chaos on and offline. Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine recently inked a deal with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices. Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replications
Noun
  • Original gold clocks, marquetry cabinets, and full-size copies of the two Velásquez paintings that previously belonged to the palacio (but are now in the Prado) harken back to the building’s past.
    Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In July, the Western District of Louisiana issued an order authorizing the court, instead of the habeas petitioners, to serve defendants copies of the lawsuit.
    Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Not only do these dramatic repetitions yield diminishing returns, Hicks also seems to run out of ways to answer with any kind of surprising modulation.
    Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That won't be easy with Cousins receiving the first-team repetitions as the Raiders go into regular-season mode.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Former senior vice president of people and culture Erin Dangerfield, now Golden State’s chief people officer, allegedly questioned Vasquez about her responses in the survey.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The report suggests considering inventory exposure, material-supply risk, and residual value, then developing responses with both economic and ecological validity.
    Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • One can imagine the burden of splitting up a valuable estate and the myriad decisions about how to run it posthumously, such as whether to license the name or make reproductions.
    Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The widely available listings are reproductions, not salvaged restaurant fixtures.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Don’t expect too many repeats here; Turner bakes with the seasons, with interesting flavor combos.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Sexuality and identity become intertwined, while the complexity of a person is reduced to categories that culture, including cinema, repeats.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Questions were mounting for the manager, and nobody was enjoying his answers.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Accordingly, the answers from our conversation are occasionally paraphrastic, and so naturally imprecise.
    Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Today, replicas of various degrees of accuracy are readily available.
    David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, studios need to pay residuals to digital replicas used in reruns, and replicas cannot be used during a strike.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Throughout different variations of this question in previous iterations of this poll, Stafford had only been mentioned once.
    Jeff Howe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At the end of the evening, head to the dedicated Martini Bar for one of its over 100 iterations.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Replications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replications. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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