as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
walked through a reproduction of the interior of the Parthenon as it must have looked when it was first built
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Recent Examples of reproductions
The store’s display of wooden German pieces, for example, are reproductions of a line of German ornaments from the late 1920s.
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Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Several fireplaces date back to Colcord’s time, while others, such as the living room hearth, were sourced from a London maker specializing in vintage reproductions.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
The Artifact Exhibition has introduced an add-on VR activity to its walk-through display with relics and reproductions tied to the ship that famously sank in 1912.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
The images captured by bystanders and immigration agents were reminiscent of the lynching postcards that white spectators once bought and traded — reproductions of retributive violence, tailor-made to titillate and intimidate.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Midcentury Furniture Keep an eye out for name-brand midcentury furniture—it can sometimes get lost amongst all the cheap reproductions.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
Canvases by Norwegian painter Tyra Tingleff incorporated reproductions of the infamous photos of a nude Le Corbusier, brush in hand.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Now reproductions of masterpiece paintings, done with a single-thread brush, decorate the backs of the timepieces.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Tucked amid its reproductions and archival materials was an essay by Hedvig Martin, a Swedish historian, whose findings mirrored Almqvist’s.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Several fireplaces date back to Colcord’s time, while others, such as the living room hearth, were sourced from a London maker specializing in vintage reproductions.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2026
The Artifact Exhibition has introduced an add-on VR activity to its walk-through display with relics and reproductions tied to the ship that famously sank in 1912.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
The images captured by bystanders and immigration agents were reminiscent of the lynching postcards that white spectators once bought and traded — reproductions of retributive violence, tailor-made to titillate and intimidate.
—Tressie McMillan Cottom, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
Midcentury Furniture Keep an eye out for name-brand midcentury furniture—it can sometimes get lost amongst all the cheap reproductions.
—Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
Canvases by Norwegian painter Tyra Tingleff incorporated reproductions of the infamous photos of a nude Le Corbusier, brush in hand.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Now reproductions of masterpiece paintings, done with a single-thread brush, decorate the backs of the timepieces.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Tucked amid its reproductions and archival materials was an essay by Hedvig Martin, a Swedish historian, whose findings mirrored Almqvist’s.
—Alice Gregory, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproductions
Noun
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But by January, draft copies of the order obtained in a records request by WLRN indicate recommendations from environmentalists have yet to be incorporated.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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The project went on to sell more than 10 million copies.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some are replicas; many are real.—
Jeff Wilson,
Outdoor Life,
11 Mar. 2026
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The theme extends down the hallways with paleo drawings on the wall, overhead in the breakfast lounge where fossil replicas span the ceiling and into individual guest rooms with dinosaur silhouettes on the pillows.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Reproductions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproductions. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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