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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
By attacking a protein that is essential for replication, the molecule works against every influenza mutation, Stein explains.
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Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
Of the lot, New York City’s was most doted over because of its replication of the Air Max 97’s iconic and original Neon treatment.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine recently inked a deal with AI audio company ElevenLabs to produce virtual replications of their famous voices.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Stephanie Koenig, his longtime collaborator, writes on the show and plays Gwen Sanders, Evan’s fellow teacher and, in a replication of their real-life dynamic, his best friend.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
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Teaching robots to feel To address this challenge, a research team from Japan developed a new adaptive motion reproduction system based on Gaussian process regression.—
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Midcentury Furniture Keep an eye out for name-brand midcentury furniture—it can sometimes get lost amongst all the cheap reproductions.—
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Over time, increase the repetitions using light weights, then gradually progress to heavier loads, Forsyth recommended.—
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Some apps, like Duolingo, use spaced repetition, but don’t always provide authentic cultural context, which is important for learning intuitively, said Sauer.—
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The response has been overwhelmingly positive.—
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As with nationwide demonstrations in 2017, 2019, and 2022, the current unrest appears to have erupted spontaneously in response to government actions.—
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The feature is adapted from Patrick Sobral’s best-selling French comic series Les Légendaires which sold nine million copies in France, Benelux, Switzerland and Canada.—
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Disneyland fans looking for more backstory related to the Galaxy’s Edge timeline expansion will want to get a copy of the Echoes of the Empire comic book coming out April 22 that will preview the new characters coming to Batuu.—
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Bagail 8-piece Packing Cube Set While dress codes during the day skew casual on board a ship, passengers do like to dress up at night, which means the pressure is on to pull together a classy outfit that’s not on repeat.—
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First up, three items inspired by Oprah’s most recent outfit repeat.—
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Limited backup power could knock out internet access, leaving millions to wait for instant answers.—
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The answer lies in grassroots activism.—
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Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, keeps a replica of the Rosebud sled in his home.—
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But in 12 of the cases, the person targeted was not armed, including several people who were later found in possession of replica firearms.—
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Officials do have the power to correct fouls assigned to the wrong player, even with the use of video replay.—
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Yes, YouTube has provided these moments for enjoyment and replay until now — but always as a sideline to the main event.—
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“Replication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replication. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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