replicate
adjective
Also replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
replicates
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present tense formof replicate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Several figures at the club still regard him as the profile the squad is missing now, a controlling midfielder capable of dictating tempo in a way nobody currently on the books quite replicates.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Medical studies have found that it replicates more slowly than the more pathogenic forms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
England boss Thomas Tuchel has put an emphasis on wanting to play football that replicates the style that is played in the Premier League.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Infected rodents don’t get symptoms, but the virus replicates in their cells.
From Salon ● May 9, 2026
Science replicates itself by indoctrination, since scientific communities work most efficiently when they are agreed about what they are trying to do.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
