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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
The second season of Beef can’t reproduce the sneak-up-on-you brilliance of the first, but without many direct connections this eight-episode story feels very much of a piece.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
An editor is not just someone who mechanically reproduces a number of steps.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Rather than reproducing Monroe’s public mythology, Oates invents a fictional interior life for Norma Jeane Baker, exploring the psychological cost of becoming a cultural icon.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
After his death in 1993, the hippos escaped captivity and began reproducing in the wild.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
An editor is not just someone who mechanically reproduces a number of steps.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Rather than reproducing Monroe’s public mythology, Oates invents a fictional interior life for Norma Jeane Baker, exploring the psychological cost of becoming a cultural icon.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
After his death in 1993, the hippos escaped captivity and began reproducing in the wild.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproduce
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When inhaled, this fungus can propagate in the lungs, potentially causing scarring and collapse of lungs.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Snake plants are easy to care for and can be propagated through division or by rooting leaf cuttings in soil or water.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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That aspiration was a kind of geopolitical superpower that no missile silo could replicate.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Their influence will need to be replicated elsewhere.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Reasonableness, like tolerance, is best seen as a convention of restraint, sustained because everyone remembers, however vaguely, what happens when the treaty collapses.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This is a blueberry recipe to remember.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 Apr. 2026
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Cleaning units Cleaning units are a measurement of the efficacy of a pressure washer and are a result of multiplying the PSI by the GPM.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The project is currently entirely based in the Kuno National Park, which will become more and more crowded if the free-ranging cheetah population continues to multiply.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
15 Apr. 2026
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So no, the Nets didn’t spend this season proving that five first-round picks at once is some elegant new model the rest of the league should rush to copy.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Other artists copied his style, which at first the artist considered flattering but later saw it as unoriginal as his popularity grew.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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During a January episode of Dinner’s On Me, the pair recalled the hysterical moment that the show’s casting director, Jeff Greenberg, walked directly into a glass wall near the show’s craft service area.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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But titles feel almost superfluous aboard Evrima, where everyone from the tender drivers to food and beverage leads will pause to actually get to know you, and recall your name and story (and even your drink order) throughout your stay to make the entire experience feel organic and warm.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sanjar also has figured out that the most efficient time of year to deploy them is summer, when snakes are fattening up for breeding season in late fall.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ridglan Farms does breed dogs used in medical research.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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In the 1960s, some planetary scientists proposed that craters at the south pole of the moon, where the angle of the sun is so shallow that parts of the interior of the craters' are rendered in permanent shadow, could be cold enough to host water-ice.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning frequently, until crisp and rendered, about 8 minutes.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Reproduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproduce. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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