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as in reproduction
something that is made to look exactly like something else
bought a smaller and cheaper replication of the marble statue for his garden
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as in repetition
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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as in response
something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question
his carefully worded replications suggested that he was well aware of the punishment for perjury
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Recent Examples of replication
The legislation gives individuals the right to authorize the use of their voice and likeness in digital replication.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
To our surprise, none of the participants in the replication study remembered all six elements.
—Bernice Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025
Big science bureaucracies tend to fund consensus opinion — not replication studies or groundbreaking ideas, Buck says.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
This aesthetic isn't an authentic replication of the time period but more of a reimagining.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2025
To our surprise, none of the participants in the replication study remembered all six elements.
—Bernice Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2025
Big science bureaucracies tend to fund consensus opinion — not replication studies or groundbreaking ideas, Buck says.
—Alison Snyder, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
This aesthetic isn't an authentic replication of the time period but more of a reimagining.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replication
Noun
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For a group of animals already at risk due to slow reproduction, additional reproductive stress caused by pollution could make recovery even harder.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Options among the four available range from an exact reproduction (this creates difficult-to-manage text boxes in Word) to unformatted text.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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As the latest repetition of the Iron Man and Avengers formula, Thunderbolts* markets familiarity as a brand.—
Armond White,
National Review,
2 May 2025
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In any event, Jia’s longtime admirers will recognize that this oddly repetitive scene is itself a repetition.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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The Justice Department announced the decision in a filing April 25 in U.S. district court in Massachusetts, where a lawsuit had been filed in response to the terminations.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Last month, in response to Trump’s 145% tariffs on good from China, Beijing responded by vowing to reduce the number of U.S. movies imported into the country.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
4 May 2025
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There was a grocery list, spice cans, copies of L.A. newspapers.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The museum has housed another copy of this book since the 1930s.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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Curry might need somewhere near a repeat for the Warriors to save this series and season in Houston.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Kelly Clarkson has been wearing various styles on repeat on her talk show, including balloon-sleeve and floral tops.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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The observatory, which is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, is designed to scrutinize the solar atmosphere and the sun's magnetic field for tiny features that might reveal answers to some of the fundamental solar mysteries.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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What unfolded next was a moment of disbelief and fear that shattered a family and left them searching for answers.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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And behind the scenes, Ocado uses digital twin technology, essentially a virtual replica of the warehouse, to simulate and optimize everything from customer demand to delivery routes.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Paul gives a compelling double performance as both the astronaut Cliff and a robot replica of Cliff temporarily controlled by fellow astronaut David (Josh Hartnett).—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Fox Sports also provided full match replays on its free streaming service, Tubi.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
25 Apr. 2025
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The original call was safe but the Dodgers challenged and it was overturned on replay, ending the inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Replication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replication. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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