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as in to repeat
to make or do again I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself

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Recent Examples of replicate Politically speaking, Trump’s actions against the cartels and in DC share a common theme: his desire to replicate his stringent policies at the southern border, where about 8,500 members of the military were assisting with security operations as of last month. Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2025 The mesh covering is made of polypropylene and is designed to replicate the humidity of Sumatra, Arnold said. Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2025 Glenn will replicate that success with Breece Hall and second year man Braelon Allen. Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025 The technology allows camera movement to be computerized and replicated so filmmakers can shoot two sides of the same shot in an identical fashion. Madeleine Janz, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for replicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
  • The second season doesn’t attempt to immediately reproduce the dance scene, and thank heavens for that.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Through radio and snow tracking, biologists later found that the fishers that were released in northwestern Connecticut had high survival rates and successfully reproduced.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Over and over, a silent slogan was repeated in shaky paint and marker across bare skin, homemade signs and shirts: nuestra existencia es resistencia — that is, to merely exist is a form of defiance.
    Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Texas has become the first flashpoint in the redistricting debate, with Democrats leaving the state Sunday afternoon—repeating a playbook that Texas Democrats have used before to stymie the legislature, most recently in 2021.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • This is about weaponizing curiosity to create competitive advantages that AI can't replicate and competitors can't copy.
    B.D. Dalton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Oaxacan Governor Salomón Jara Cruz on Wednesday accused the company of copying the Yalalag design without asking permission or crediting the community.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the event that those shows get renewed — which Sheridan has a good track record of doing — Berry expects the facility will be busy for sometime.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2025
  • And that resell value has renewed heated interest into a brand that for a while, was meeting a tad of (anecdotal) stagnation in the market.
    Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Market Concentration: Heavy dependence on the Canadian market renders TLRY vulnerable to regulatory changes and competitive pressures within a single jurisdiction.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Across the collection, the complex and multifaceted experiences of trans people of color are rendered vividly, and the pieces urge political action in the present while offering a beacon of hope for a more just future.
    Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Invoices, RFPs, presentations and most organizational content are frequently duplicated, compounding the overhead.
    Scott Francis, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The duo did not duplicate or produce any series of dolls without authorization by licensing partners.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • Although Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis had a cutthroat rivalry in Black Swan, life did not imitate art for the actresses, despite Darren Aronofsky‘s best attempts.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The fake pool has been designed to imitate the uppermost twenty feet of the real one as closely as possible, down to the contours of its sides, which are made not from rock but from plastic foam sealed with fibreglass.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025

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