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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
in adulthood he became sort of a living duplication of his late father
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
a duplication of an ancient Chinese vase for the mass market
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as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again
let's avoid duplication of effort on this group project if we can
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Recent Examples of duplication
By using nonprofits to provide the same services, Knight said the county will expand its reach, reduce duplication and deliver help faster.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office charged him on July 8 with dozens of offenses, ranging from felony counts of unlawful use of a computer and unlawful duplication, to misdemeanor invasion of privacy and unlawful dissemination.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
Registration ensures everyone is accounted for, prevents duplication of efforts and allows coordinators to assign tasks efficiently, Mckell said.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 13 July 2025
The team also found that the knotty sea spider has never undergone whole-genome duplication, a process that leaves an organism with a copy of every gene.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office charged him on July 8 with dozens of offenses, ranging from felony counts of unlawful use of a computer and unlawful duplication, to misdemeanor invasion of privacy and unlawful dissemination.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 17 July 2025
Registration ensures everyone is accounted for, prevents duplication of efforts and allows coordinators to assign tasks efficiently, Mckell said.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 13 July 2025
The team also found that the knotty sea spider has never undergone whole-genome duplication, a process that leaves an organism with a copy of every gene.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
Noun
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Now, companies must have a process for people to report deepfakes and nonconsensual intimate images, including revenge pornography, within 48 hours of being notified.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Rising Costs of Pet Ownership Stock image: Three puppies are seen on a tiled floor outside.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
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The platforms, which allow backers to fund a board game project in exchange for a future copy of the game, have been a significant source of revenue for publishers.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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All the speculation about alternate dimensions and cloning characters to make a DCU copy of them were just rewritten with one retcon scene.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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This way, the conversation can move toward repair instead of repetition.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Its gravity has collapsed beneath the weight of repetition and moral fatigue.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Ruck twins, Liam and Markus, who play for the reigning WHL champion Medicine Hat Tigers, have also stood out, as has 2027 draft-eligible defenseman Landon DuPont. Team USA Names to Note The Hlinka Gretzky Cup is an interesting tournament for the Americans.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The actress is reportedly planning to relocate as soon as her twins, who are now 17, turn 18.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Aug. 2025
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The ambitious and sprawling exhibition, in the works for years, uses medical objects, educational films, and contemporary art to consider how design has shaped reproduction—something that seems evident but has heretofore been rarely explored.—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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These films have always carried rich undercurrents: the corporate exploitation of blue-collar workers (the Nostromo crew, the marines in Aliens, the kids of Romulus), queered reproduction via body horror, Ripley’s evolving incarnations of motherhood, human hubris punished by its own creations.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Aug. 2025
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The president wants to shore up Republicans’ narrow House majority and avoid a repeat of the midterms during his first presidency.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Drinkwitz said Missouri can’t afford a repeat of 2024, when slow starts — especially on the road — undermined otherwise strong performances.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
18 Aug. 2025
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Many are working around gaps with manual entry, duplicate systems and patchwork fixes.—
Amit Mathradas,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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How to get a spare key made Always use the original key when making duplicates, since copies of copies may not work as well.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
17 Aug. 2025
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Citi Field commemorated the anniversary by hosting a pregame concert from 1964 The Tribute, playing Beatles music throughout the night, and distributing replica models of Shea Stadium to the first 15,000 fans in attendance.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Hours for the free evening festival will be 5 to 11 p.m. at downtown Festival Park, where a large replica of Mexico City’s Angel of Independence will be on display and family activities, like a piñata smash, will be held.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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