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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
In praise of the art of replication.
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Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Kilmer’s estate gave permission for his digital replication, and is being compensated for it.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The playbook would need shared warning signs that a system is entering dangerous territory, such as evidence of strategic deception, attempts to escape a sandbox, unexplained jumps in capability, replication across networks, or moves to secure its own power supply.
—Jon Truby, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
The functional replication and actuation of complex structures inspired by nature is a longstanding goal for humanity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Kilmer’s estate gave permission for his digital replication, and is being compensated for it.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
The playbook would need shared warning signs that a system is entering dangerous territory, such as evidence of strategic deception, attempts to escape a sandbox, unexplained jumps in capability, replication across networks, or moves to secure its own power supply.
—Jon Truby, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
The functional replication and actuation of complex structures inspired by nature is a longstanding goal for humanity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for replication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replication
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Scientists have documented that increasingly brighter nights are altering animal behavior, reproduction cycles and survival.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Men begetting men is the story, a kind of immaculate cultural reproduction.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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But like so much else of what The Boys has been doing in its fifth and final season, the repetition of this series trope feels less like a callback than a fallback.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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After three verse-chorus repetitions, the quartet stop the song cold and set off in a new direction, churning out pure noise even as drummer Steve Shelley keeps everyone anchored.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the relatively muted response to the housing assistance cuts may not be forever.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In response, much of the conversation about education has focused on skills, knowledge, and innovation.—
Peter Folan,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026
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Knapp’s wife, Grace Knapp, was presented with a copy of the commemorative street sign.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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There was a stack of six advanced reader copies of my own book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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The mission — a more comfortable and less complicated repeat of the Apollo 8 flight in 1968 — was the first step toward the dream of returning to the moon and never leaving.—
Thomas Black,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The 14-page bill improves enforcement of no-contact orders, ups repeat violations of protection orders to felony offenses, and provides protection to witnesses and victims who report domestic violence crimes.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the answer does not lie in starting a war and killing innocent people.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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And the only possible answer would have been ugh!—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Apparently, plans are underway to open a replica of the cave for the general public, but Herzog beats them to the punch by putting this natural museum on the big screen.—
Eric Kohn,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees also wore replicas of their 1921 road uniforms for the first Field of Dreams game in 2021.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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And then, here comes MLB with its fancy new replay system, and everyone loves it.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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Well, the receiver and the team are apparently trying to see about a replay.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Replication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replication. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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