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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 Researchers from Stanford Medicine have replicated this pain-sensing nerve pathway in 3D in a lab dish. New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2025 Experts, however, told Newsweek that there is the potential for growth in jobs that rely on qualities that AI struggles to replicate, such as health care and education. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The business mails copies of historical documents — attempting to replicate the real documents’ look, touch and feel — and a context page to subscribers, once per month. Ryan Johnston, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025 Artists have been vocal, and fear being overshadowed by AI tools that can replicate their styles quickly and cheaply, threatening their livelihoods. Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for replicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
  • An online fundraiser for the women's coalition reproduced a letter from the Archewell Foundation, which the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network, independently verified.
    Sophie Carson, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Kinkade’s enormous 1990s-era success, which saw his work reproduced on everything from collectible plates to La-Z-Boy loungers, dovetailed with the period’s culture war against the sexualization of art.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Soon after, repeat female winner Danielle Marquette of Meridian crossed the finish line.
    Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 20 Apr. 2025
  • While Florida has been a good road playoff team the past two years — going 15-8 overall — that would be a lot of travel in their quest to repeat.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Its origins date back to 19th-century Maine as a term given to someone initiating or copying the work or actions of others.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
  • For example, customer details might be copied into the orders table, eliminating the need for joins when querying orders.
    Arie Abramovici, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • This gets you a one-year temporary residence permit that can be renewed annually.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Big advances in artificial intelligence have renewed some scientists’ dream of eventually understanding what dolphins are saying.
    Melissa Hobson, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The ability to render the real world using charcoal is utter trickery.
    Emily Wilson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The awesome death of John Wick needed to be rendered null and void so that Keanu Reeves could come back.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The gas industry would have to duplicate itself in the next 15 years.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • A week later at the Division 1 States, Liu duplicated his winning performance in the 100-breaststroke.
    Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Cubs beat the Dodgers 16-0 on Saturday, featuring an entertaining moment in which position-player-pitching Miguel Rojas imitated the deliveries of a few Dodgers pitchers.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Moreover, these models can imitate individuals' or industries' writing styles and wording.
    Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Replicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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