as in copy
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 reproduction
The number of existing whales is so low that scientists have warned the loss of a single additional whale could endanger future reproduction and tip the species toward extinction.
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Chiara Eisner, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
The results show that reproduction could pose a real challenge for future space settlers, but it still can’t be ruled out as impossible.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
The study, from researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia, is just the latest addition to a growing pile of evidence that suggests mammalian reproduction in space might be quite complicated, if not impossible.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Seeing chimpanzees and apes as individuals Before the scientists’ work, primates were often described as creatures of instinct, their behavior explained largely through simple drives for food and reproduction.
—Mireya Mayor, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
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Chiara Eisner, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
The results show that reproduction could pose a real challenge for future space settlers, but it still can’t be ruled out as impossible.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
The study, from researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia, is just the latest addition to a growing pile of evidence that suggests mammalian reproduction in space might be quite complicated, if not impossible.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Seeing chimpanzees and apes as individuals Before the scientists’ work, primates were often described as creatures of instinct, their behavior explained largely through simple drives for food and reproduction.
—Mireya Mayor, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproduction
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When the investigator asked for a spreadsheet documenting removals, mentioned in testimony by several supervisors, the agency’s then-adult protection director in Miami emailed a copy.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Obtain a digital copy at that same site by clicking on the online link.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged 54-year-old James Reginal Willis and 28-year-old Garrett Christopher Willis Tuesday with two felony counts each of threats of violence and displaying replica firearms in connection to the confrontations on March 3.—
Stephen Swanson,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reinstated the Army pilots responsible for flying a pair of helicopters by Kid Rock’s White House replica mansion in Nashville.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Reproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproduction. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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