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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
filled with the usual chain stores, the new mall is a too-familiar replica of hundreds of other malls
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
assembled a small-scale replica of the Queen Mary ocean liner
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Recent Examples of replica
Pack a lunch, park and visit what the tiny town has to offer at no charge, including a replica of a coal mine (surprisingly cool), or just sit on benches by the creek that runs through the property.
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Colleen Creamer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The gift shop offers books and replicas of artefacts for those wanting a keepsake.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority erected a replica of the Atlantic 10 Championship basketball court inside the Richmond airport over the weekend.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
The museum will feature interactive exhibitions and life-sized replicas based on da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Colleen Creamer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
The gift shop offers books and replicas of artefacts for those wanting a keepsake.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority erected a replica of the Atlantic 10 Championship basketball court inside the Richmond airport over the weekend.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
The museum will feature interactive exhibitions and life-sized replicas based on da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replica
Noun
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What Makary decides to do will go a long way in determining the extent to which Kennedy is able to remake American health in his image.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2025
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Benedict Chiu, United States, 2023 A member of a famous K-Pop boy band whose face has been disfigured by an accident must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Mar. 2025
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In total, the series has sold almost three million copies worldwide and garnered critical acclaim, with Children of Blood and Bone being featured as one of the Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time, a New York Times Notable Children’s Book, and a Kirkus Prize Finalist, among other distinctions.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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The latter case was especially alarming because, like a lot of classic films and shows, the title isn’t available as a digital copy.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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Our family has always been so obsessed with the fact there were two sets of twins born to the same parents in our family.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trachtenberg plays Jenny, one-half of a set of twins who, along with some boisterous male buddies, sets off on a summer tour of Europe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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That means these sharks may be investing less energy in reproduction, potentially leading to fewer successful pregnancies.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the science of menopause is considerably more recent, dating to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when physicians in Europe began to research the effects of chemicals secreted by the body which control reproduction.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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And the actor – who plays an explorer and his clone in this trippy sci-fi adventure – managed to at least double the cheering inside the theater after the film’s credits rolled.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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The remake will be the first mainline entry (or at least, revisiting of one) since 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which served as a sequel to Snake Eater once again following Naked Snake after the fourth entry jumped back to his clone as the lead.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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And while imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, affinity and envy aren’t enough to explain the abruptness and totality of the Trump administration’s adoption of every Russian position.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Sage, cloves, garlic, pepper, green pepper, imitation vanilla, and some herbs tend to take on a strong, bitter flavor.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
25 Feb. 2025
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Philadelphia is 20-38 on the season and currently outside of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Their findings paint a more complicated picture, one that her mother has denied.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Clearing out these duplicates can instantly free up gigabytes of storage.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Automate Data Cleaning Remove duplicates that may lead to biased AI models.—
Amy Gu,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Replica.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replica. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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