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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the family resemblance is so strong that the boy is virtually a pint-size facsimile of his father
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
this is not an antique copy of the Declaration of Independence but a modern facsimile
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Recent Examples of facsimile
French Bloom Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs, $59 Floral, balanced, a pleasant facsimile of blanc de blancs.
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Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Champagne prices for Champagne facsimiles.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The paper-printing machines of the past 40 years may indeed someday be completely discontinued, but the necessity to send facsimiles of documents lives on.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But without empathy, responsibility, agency, and free will he is doomed to remain a wooden facsimile.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Champagne prices for Champagne facsimiles.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The paper-printing machines of the past 40 years may indeed someday be completely discontinued, but the necessity to send facsimiles of documents lives on.
—Tamsin Gable, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
But without empathy, responsibility, agency, and free will he is doomed to remain a wooden facsimile.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for facsimile
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Joey Spencer Results, Highlights And Reaction David Bowie’s Double LP The project is being released as a double LP and CD, both of which will come packaged with a replica poster from the original event.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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When Medina instead lifts his right arm, which held the replica gun, officers open fire, striking Medina multiple times.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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Over 1,300 federal employees impacted by the Department of Education's March 11 reduction in force received their official separation notices Thursday, according to copies reviewed by ABC News.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The outlet reported that the Biden administration did send copies of the report to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees in December 2022, but the report was never made available online by the administration.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The images feature the brand’s ready-to-wear, custom and bespoke suits, the latter of which are available by appointment with the company’s master tailor.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The New Yorker received the National Magazine Award for photography, winning for images illustrating three very distinct stories.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Hess’s book arrives at a historical moment—post-Dobbs, pro-natalist, techno-dystopian—in which both pregnant bodies and the stuff of reproduction itself have come under an extraordinary degree of scrutiny, judgment, and control.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fruit fly reproduction Fruit fly reproduction can happen quickly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The athlete and model recently sent her only daughter and twin, Lauren Jolie Lockwood, off to prom.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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The episode opens with the voiceover and the hero twins reenacting the Ye’iitsoh mythology in a play.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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The hospital had also uploaded Millie's picture to the same free platform, which is run by donations.—
Analisa Novak,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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Friends and colleagues described them as ambitious and socially prominent, though the defense painted a picture of a troubled family life.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Isn't Instagram just a TikTok clone at this point anyway?—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Other companies rushed to build clones to attract fleeing users.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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But in the broader context, the sequence depicted something deeper — a portrait of a Thunder team that isn’t just young and talented but wired to compete on every possession, down to the final buzzer.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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While body makeup was at play, the actor — whose tats range from tributes to old girlfriends to a portrait of Hillary Clinton — is well on his way to a clean slate.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Facsimile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/facsimile. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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