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as in to replicate
to make an exact likeness of
you'll have to reproduce that design on every tile in the bathroom
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as in to remember
to bring back to mind
I can almost reproduce the information in my head, but not quite
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Recent Examples of reproduce
Gnats reproduce very quickly, so if a new breeding spot appears, their numbers can spike within just a few days.
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
They were modified, reproduced, and outfitted in showy décor, becoming a key way of getting around for working-class Filipinos.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
For species that reproduce through mass spawning, including some corals and jellyfish, accurate timekeeping is crucial.
—Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 24 Mar. 2026
They were modified, reproduced, and outfitted in showy décor, becoming a key way of getting around for working-class Filipinos.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
For species that reproduce through mass spawning, including some corals and jellyfish, accurate timekeeping is crucial.
—Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
—CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproduce
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That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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How could gravitation not be instantaneous between any two objects that would attract; how can this interaction only propagate at a finite speed that was equal to the speed of light?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Vidovic noted the RedHawks are not trying to replicate the 2025 season because few teams could do that.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Given the large number of draft-eligible people, which should include women, there would be necessary and inevitable deferments, exemptions and other mechanisms that would essentially replicate the situation of previous drafts.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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But nothing is more important than remembering there’s life outside the spectacle.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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And remember, your self-worth shouldn’t rise and fall with a performance review.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Kremlin’s economic woes are multiplying with its years-long war, which has added to government debt and dampened business investment.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Our team is interested in finding out if dolphins also copy whistles of others who aren’t present, potentially talking about them.—
Laela Sayigh,
The Conversation,
23 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 ex-governor, who was recalled in 2003 and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger, acknowledged his comments won’t please Democrats worried about the party’s large field splintering support, resulting in two Republicans advancing to the November runoff.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Carter recalled Bethany saying.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to the American Kennel Club (AKC), Great Pyrenees were originally bred as livestock guardian dogs, tasked with protecting flocks in mountainous regions between France and Spain.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Our own California native coral bells (Heuchera) have been bred for deep purple, verging on black, foliage in cultivars bearing names such as Black Forest and Black Pearl.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Guten singled out the defense’s witness, Beatty, as too biased to render an impartial assessment, characterizing the social worker’s testimony as advocacy, not an expert opinion.—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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Across his multimedia practice, Aram’s project is one of disrupting the habits of classification that render aesthetic judgment perfunctory.—
Julian Stern,
Artforum,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Reproduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproduce. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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