as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
walked through a reproduction of the interior of the Parthenon as it must have looked when it was first built
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Recent Examples of reproduction
Obviously that can mean the reproduction of the historical biases or societal assumptions or stereotypes embedded in the data set.
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Their cultural variation and complexity pertains almost entirely to matters of subsistence and reproduction, such as acquiring food and mating.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Ryan pointed to a Model T 100, a reproduction done of the Ford Model T done in 2003 for the 100th anniversary of the company.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Second, how do social groups affect individual survival and reproduction – in other words, what group traits are under selection?
—Conner Philson, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
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Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Their cultural variation and complexity pertains almost entirely to matters of subsistence and reproduction, such as acquiring food and mating.
—Eli Elster, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
Ryan pointed to a Model T 100, a reproduction done of the Ford Model T done in 2003 for the 100th anniversary of the company.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Second, how do social groups affect individual survival and reproduction – in other words, what group traits are under selection?
—Conner Philson, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reproduction
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“Reproduction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reproduction. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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