reproductions

noun

plural of reproduction
as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else walked through a reproduction of the interior of the Parthenon as it must have looked when it was first built

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Recent Examples of reproductions On the editorial side, this includes the licenses for reproductions in books like exhibition catalogs, scholarly tomes, and even the covers of novels, as well as publications, for news coverage and criticism for exhibitions as well as general use. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 But De Kooning would apply fragments of the reproductions to new compositions, often in different orientations. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026 This allowed the team to digitally analyze the scene, as well as create physical reproductions. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026 The exhibition is mostly screens, projections and reproductions, with a handful of great works from the 16th and 17th centuries and feels superficial at times. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 These reproductions are surprisingly effective, partly because the tapestry was made by many hands to begin with, and free embroidery is not an art of finesse. — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Befitting Powell's style, the full-color book is elegantly designed, and many pages feature reproductions of Powell’s event programs, business pitches and personal notes. — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026 One can imagine the burden of splitting up a valuable estate and the myriad decisions about how to run it posthumously, such as whether to license the name or make reproductions. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026 The widely available listings are reproductions, not salvaged restaurant fixtures. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reproductions
  1. copies
  2. replicas
Noun
  • His breakout comedic dark fantasy comic series Barbaric has sold more than one million copies and is currently in development as a series at Netflix.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • When a server migration wipes out Sally’s treasured videos of him — and her phone containing backup copies accidentally shatters — the only hope is finding the original tapes.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of copies
Noun
  • Rights, approvals and protections for digital replicas, voice, likeness and content now have to be addressed up front, not as an afterthought.
    — Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, researchers at Penn State University have modeled its acoustic properties, drawing on data collected from one of the bell’s replicas.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
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