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as in propagating
to bring forth offspring
mice reproduce at a much faster rate than humans do
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as in copying
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 remembering
to bring back to mind
I can almost reproduce the information in my head, but not quite
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Recent Examples of reproducing
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have unlocked a potential new treatment to target an incurable form of childhood cancer with the help of a fast-reproducing pest known for swarming kitchen produce.
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Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The motif showcases the stories of the family that previously lived at the palace — often reproducing animals such as eagles, lions, dogs, peacocks and griffins.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Dec. 2025
And while reproduction and pregnancy in space is purely theoretical and years ahead of us as a species, effectively managing menstrual cycles in space will be crucial to reproducing outside Earth.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 7 Dec. 2025
In this regard, the makers of some of the year’s most substantial films are reproducing razzle-dazzle strategies that, in recent times, have largely been the province of commerce-striving blockbusters.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025
This week, a court in Munich ruled that ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by reproducing lyrics from nine popular songs, a landmark win for rights society GEMA that could set the tone for European litigation over AI training data.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
Women’s free labor in the home subsidized the profits of employers because workers’ families bore the cost of reproducing the future labor force.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
The Criterion Channel's Body Horror collection features macabre stories involving a woman and her tentacled creature lover (Possession), a woman self-reproducing odd children through rage (The Brood), and more disturbing visuals that will keep you up all night.
—Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
However, the ad selects and splices certain lines from the five-minute address rather than playing the remarks in the order they were delivered or reproducing the speech in its entirety.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
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Robinhood is known for propagating meme-stock mania, making its founders billionaires, and changing how Americans invest.—
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Torres Maczassek and her brother, Miguel, are considered leaders in climate-change response, including uncovering and re-propagating nearly extinct grape varieties that may fare better in extreme heat and drought.—
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Instead of compressing at the pixel level, the algorithm appears to be copying and manipulating objects from multiple images, while maintaining a degree of visual continuity.—
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Rather than chasing trends or copying what already works elsewhere, Salomon is investing in research and testing to guide their development process.—
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Among the recommendations to prevent bear interactions, according to the CDFW, includes securing crawl spaces, installing electric mats, removing bird feeders from your yard, and remembering to clean your barbecue grills.—
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Warriors coach Steve Kerr began his pregame press conference by remembering the rock and roll icon.—
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Add to it all locations with high foot traffic, and the potential for revenue keeps multiplying.—
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Communities across the United States are reading about — and learning from — each other’s battles against data center proposals that are fast multiplying in number and size to meet steep demand as developers branch out in search of faster connections to power sources.—
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China, by contrast, has spent decades replicating the Cold War strategies of American soft power and turning them against the United States.—
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Robert Sanchez is in strong form and is no stranger to being asked to play out from the back, but replicating what Rosenior has had Penders do at Strasbourg would be taking it to a new level.—
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Simmons laughs when recalling the experience.—
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Gwyneth Paltrow is recalling a time when she was fired from a film amid her split from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.—
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Late Teledyne founder Henry Singleton started his namesake ranch in the 1980s, and it’s grown into one of the nation’s largest cattle- and horse-breeding operations.—
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Amid heavy opposition from the horse-breeding industry, a Florida House panel Wednesday backed a proposal to eliminate a requirement that the state's two remaining thoroughbred tracks hold races to be able to offer other types of gambling.—
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For the white men, the experience of prison was the veil that now concealed them, rendering them strangers and exiles from the world outside.—
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The committee approved the report in under a minute, without discussion, rubber-stamping false compliance and rendering our transparency laws meaningless.—
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“Reproducing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproducing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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