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as in pictures
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 reproductions
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 replicas
In the non-virtual world, some have made physical toy replicas of the characters, while others have created real-life plays featuring them.
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Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
While the original pieces perished in a fire at Rohwer after the war, the replicas remain to give evidence of this student project that developed under her supervision.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Visitors can explore authentic replicas of traditional houses, including Bidayuh, Iban, and Orang Ulu longhouses, a Chinese farmhouse, a Melanau tall house, and a Malay house.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
There are doll replicas, obviously.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
But these pages are nothing more than solid replicas.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The brands and businesses that double down on authenticity will stand out in a market increasingly filled with replicas.
—Rod Yancy, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Dunn pointed out gleaming replicas of these artifacts, on display in the exhibition, alongside surfboards illustrating the evolution of the spot throughout history.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
In 2004, two 6-foot-tall statues of Chinese soldiers — a gift from sister city Xi’an, and replicas of some of the 7,000 life-sized terra cotta warriors found at the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang — were installed at the north end of the bridge.
—Eric Adler
august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Safiyah Riddle, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
While the original pieces perished in a fire at Rohwer after the war, the replicas remain to give evidence of this student project that developed under her supervision.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
Visitors can explore authentic replicas of traditional houses, including Bidayuh, Iban, and Orang Ulu longhouses, a Chinese farmhouse, a Melanau tall house, and a Malay house.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
There are doll replicas, obviously.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
But these pages are nothing more than solid replicas.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
The brands and businesses that double down on authenticity will stand out in a market increasingly filled with replicas.
—Rod Yancy, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Dunn pointed out gleaming replicas of these artifacts, on display in the exhibition, alongside surfboards illustrating the evolution of the spot throughout history.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
In 2004, two 6-foot-tall statues of Chinese soldiers — a gift from sister city Xi’an, and replicas of some of the 7,000 life-sized terra cotta warriors found at the tomb of China’s first emperor, Qin Shi Huang — were installed at the north end of the bridge.
—Eric Adler
august 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replicas
Noun
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There were reporters and photographers all around, clamoring for interviews and pictures.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hanson has always been a great fashion photographer, especially good at capturing feminine exuberance, but the span of time that has passed since these pictures were taken now establishes them as bona-fide historical artifacts to boot.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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The chain of landforms to the west of Kauai is so small that it was not easily spotted in the satellite images taken as Kiko roared across the Pacific toward Hawaii as a Category 4 hurricane.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Miami Gardens Police released images of dogs in the neighborhood suspected to have been involved in the attack.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Luminate reports that the decade-old set sold 50,500 copies throughout America in the most recent week.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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One accuser, Marina Lacerda, called on the Justice Department to give survivors full unredacted copies of all case files.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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Delphi's library showcases official clones of famous personalities, who promote newsletters or products while engaging users in personalized conversations.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the eighth season of Rick and Morty, our unscrupulous genius and his teenage companion get into lots more scraps featuring virtual realities, the Easter Bunny, and an entire planet full of their clones.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The twins are now 24 and the sextuplets are 21.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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This hotel is also pet-friendly and offers a number of different room configurations—from double bed studios to suites with a king bed and two twins—to suit solo travellers and groups alike.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
6 Sep. 2025
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Analysts like him would pore over positive duplicates of negatives, examining them under a micro-stereoscope to see sites in three dimensions.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Clean up messy data, remove duplicates and make sure everything follows a consistent format.—
Samuel Darwin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Being a subject of one of his portraits required discipline—showing up for many months, staying still for many hours.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Directed and photographed by Stuart Winecoff with creative direction from Robert Lussier, The Style Council, Paris, the films and portraits follow Ludacris, Alba, McCaffrey, and Moore through John Lautner’s Harvey House in Los Angeles, known for its lush midcentury interiors.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Replicas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replicas. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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