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as in to repeat
to make or do again I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself

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Recent Examples of replicate Film Forum will replicate that at screenings, with all audience members receiving a limited edition glossy facsimile of the original booklet. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 May 2025 With denim skirts, though, that perfect blue-jean hem is so hard to replicate. Avery Matera, Glamour, 30 May 2025 Additionally, to strengthen Mexico’s feminist foreign policy, it has been replicated in all Mexican consulates in the U.S. states, as well as several embassies around the world. Alicia G Kerber Palma, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025 Elias’ main strategy has been to replicate the success of his former team, the Houston Astros, who reached the AL Championship seven straight years from 2017-2023 while winning two World Series. Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for replicate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicate
Verb
  • Zinnias are annual flowers—their life goal is to reproduce.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
  • However, if there are errors in the data or methods of the original study, being able to reproduce its results may only ensure consistency but not scientific rigor.
    H. Christopher Frey, The Conversation, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • Kingsbury and fellow veteran Ashley Hatch repeated that on Friday.
    Emily Olsen, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • Jeremy Allen White, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Christopher Storer all repeated their victories from the year before, while Liza Colon-Zayas nabbed her first win in a Supporting Actress upset.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 June 2025
Verb
  • Many voters in Argentina believed that firm action was needed to correct course on Argentina’s deeply unstable economy; now, other leaders in Latin America, Europe, and the U.S. are seeking to copy Milei’s chainsaw approach to public spending.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • Government officials believe the impersonator used artificial intelligence to copy Wiles' voice for calls.
    Jordan King Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • If no new terms are agreed upon, the deal automatically renews for another three years—unless either side fails to meet its obligations.
    Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • The first season of Nobody Wants This became an instant hit, with Netflix announcing its decision to renew the series for a second installment in October 2024.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • In fact, without the ocean as a natural buffer, climate change would have already rendered our planet uninhabitable.
    Jenna DiPaolo, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
  • From Feed Hygiene to Discovery Advantage Unlike traditional search ads that appear alongside blue links, AI search ads will be rendered inside conversational answers themselves.
    Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • Redundant systems, duplicated work, misaligned goals and missed insights quietly erode your margins.
    Andrew Pecora, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • But the Bruins, who walked off with a win against Oregon early Friday morning, failed to duplicate the same magic against a familiar foe — Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady — as the sun began to set on Devon Park.
    Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • Life is not imitating art for The White Lotus stars Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 4 June 2025
  • One example is the achievement of Heinz ketchup in validating its market dominance by showing how art imitates life, and AI imitates humans.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

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