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replicate

[rep-li-kit, rep-li-kayt] / ˈrɛp lɪ kɪt, ˈrɛp lɪˌkeɪt /


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Parallax founder and CEO Carl Schoeller said the idea isn’t to attempt to replicate the highly efficient turbines that major manufacturers build.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

This has allowed many in the publishing world to deflect the issue, claiming that AI tools can only replicate formulaic styles and cannot generate meaningful works of literature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

"I'm speaking from a point of view where I feel like we are trying to replicate Spain," Gordon said.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

ETFs in this category typically replicate an autocallable-like payoff using swaps, rather than holding the notes directly.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

In France, Marin Mersenne went to elaborate lengths in 1633 to replicate Galileo’s experiments and conduct accurate measurements.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The Bundibugyo variant replicates more slowly than other lethal strains, meaning it can spread farther and kill more people before burning out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

At just 6mph, it replicates the kind of annoying prang you might well get in a car park or at a traffic light.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Infected rodents don’t get symptoms, but the virus replicates in their cells.

From Salon ● May 9, 2026

She credits them with creating practices that replicates the type of defense that Texas will play with.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

But no one ever replicates those prescribed lengths perfectly.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

But it’s a far better analogy for how viewers rallied behind the show, making Hansen and his questionable methods a sensation that could be replicated after their mutual cancellation.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

On Tuesday, he replicated the feat off right-hander Rhett Lowder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

It's an academic year replicated in other European countries too.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Freud speculated that the “oceanic feeling” of religious ardor replicated the love that infants feel for their mothers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

Lord, Albarn and Sting are not isolated cases: this is a trend being replicated all over the world.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

By replicating the action of this hormone, GLP-1 drugs have proven highly effective at managing type 2 diabetes and promoting weight loss.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

Fans love replicating a well-known scene from Andor.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

“If a researcher knows their peer will be replicating their work next week, they simply won’t dare to cheat,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

He has issued numerous written statements on policy matters but is far from replicating the one-man rule of his father.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

The mitochondria do not arise de novo in cells; they are always there, replicating on their own, independently of the replication of the cell.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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