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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
Soto’s Yankee jersey was the seventh-best seller among MLB players during the 2024 regular season, and many fans opted to buy the replica version that included the superstar slugger’s name on the back.
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
One image shows a replica of it, alongside a model airplane, in a Macy’s window display that was being installed.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
The first 25,000 fans will receive a replica 2015 World Series championship ring.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Despite following legal guidelines, the video was accused of misrepresenting events and using replicas instead of authentic artifacts.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
One image shows a replica of it, alongside a model airplane, in a Macy’s window display that was being installed.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
The first 25,000 fans will receive a replica 2015 World Series championship ring.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
Despite following legal guidelines, the video was accused of misrepresenting events and using replicas instead of authentic artifacts.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replica
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Lee Jun-seok has sought to burnish his image as a center-right reformer who is committed to conservative policies but rejects the insulated, outdated political culture of the conservative political establishment.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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Irvin mainly wanted a lot of detail in the shadows, but still very contrasty in a way that provided a rich image without looking too clean or saturated.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
29 May 2025
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The Harry Potter series has sold more than 600 million copies worldwide, according to its U.S. publisher Scholastic, and has been on the New York Times Best Seller List for 843 weeks and counting.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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According to Florida’s Medicaid website, out-of-state providers who have treated one of its enrollees must submit five documents to bill the program, including a six-page application, a copy of the provider’s license, and a claim form.—
Arielle Zionts,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Over at Fyre Drill, Viking twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut will invite teams of Vikings to compete to outscore and out-soak each other on this water ride.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Saldaña and husband Marco Perego have done their best to keep their boys, Zen, 8, and twins Bowie and Cy, 10, out of the spotlight.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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This behavior increases their chance of survival and reproduction.—
Harry Bernheim,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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Not to get all political right away, but every single frame of this series as a whole, and this season in particular, is colored by the inescapable pressure of fertility and reproduction at all costs.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
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Professor Carsten Maple, a cybersecurity expert at the University of Warwick, warns that, with as few as 20 photos, AI tools can create a convincing digital clone of a person, including deepfake videos.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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It should be noted that SAG-AFTRA is not questioning the right of performers to license AI clones of themselves, but highlighting that Fortnite’s Darth Vader could have been played by a voice actor.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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At Vauxhall Gardens in London, for example, Frederick Prince of Wales built the structures in imitation of designs from the grounds of Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
24 May 2025
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One memorable performance involved an artist who danced topless around the structural column, in imitation of an erotic dance.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
22 May 2025
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In the joint post, the couple shared several pictures of themselves with their 2½-year-old son Merrick Avery.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Biden posted a picture on social media with his wife, Jill, after the announcement.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Biotech ingredients are nature-identical, genetic duplicates of the real thing.—
Joshua Britton,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The baby that results from that is an exact genetic duplicate of the original donor animal.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Replica.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replica. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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