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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
Among other damage, the oil can essentially suffocate mangrove trees, interfere with hawksbill turtles’ and green sea turtles’ sense of smell that guides their navigation, and prevent fish from reproducing.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
So that animal has to live that long to reproduce.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Images and videos of Yamal waving the flag were quickly picked up on social media and reproduced in outlets worldwide.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 May 2026
When producing fruit, a plant's goal is to successfully reproduce.
—Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
So that animal has to live that long to reproduce.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Images and videos of Yamal waving the flag were quickly picked up on social media and reproduced in outlets worldwide.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 May 2026
When producing fruit, a plant's goal is to successfully reproduce.
—Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproduce
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Will history books that refuse to propagate the fiction that the 2020 election was stolen be allowed in red-state classrooms?—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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This allows improvements in perception, control, or task execution to propagate across multiple systems, effectively linking product iteration to system-level development.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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States seeking to grow in people and wealth would be well-served by replicating parts of Florida’s tax approach.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Wemby and the sky hook The greatest shot creation in NBA history was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s sky hook, which few centers have been able to replicate, much less master.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Djena remembered her mother crying as her father drove her away.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Manager Dave Roberts also remembers an organizational emphasis on flexibility.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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That communal atmosphere has become a defining part of the experience for many Inter Miami CF supporters riding the system today — something TRI-RAIL expects will multiply dramatically once international soccer fans arrive in South Florida for the World Cup.—
JP Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
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Since aphids multiply quickly, repeat this process every 5 days.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
20 May 2026
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The maybe-2028 presidential hopeful went on to boast that other states like New York are looking to copy a law California passed last year that regulates large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
19 May 2026
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Mouth Inflammation The cells in your body need B12 to copy their DNA correctly.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
19 May 2026
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Not basketball, after Fiebig recalled trying it and instead finding more joy in sitting on the court.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Unabashedly resorty, Orlebar Brown has taken the style in an unexpected direction with a striped navy pattern that recalls a banker’s pinstripes.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
23 May 2026
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The game’s newest major champion represents a refreshing and unchanging sense of self, bred by memories like those back in Wolverhampton, England.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The sow will breed again and return to the gestation crate to bear another litter.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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The beautiful array of their divergent sizes and pelts coalesced as oils on canvas and rendered their exploits almost dreamlike.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Nvidia’s GPUs, first developed in 1999 for rendering graphics on computers and gaming consoles, function by breaking complex computing problems into smaller tasks and resolving them simultaneously.—
Matthew Chin,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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“Reproduce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproduce. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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