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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
The report argues that centralization would reduce duplication, improve governance and allow the city to reassign staff to areas where benchmarks indicate shortages.
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Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department has said materials may have been excluded because of privilege, duplication or ongoing investigations, while critics argue the omissions may violate the transparency law’s requirement that records not be withheld for political sensitivity or reputational harm.
—Nik Popli, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
The cuts will affect teams across the company and reflect changes to its operating model, including areas of duplication and alignment with future priorities, the company said.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
The first hearing, on government duplication, is tentatively scheduled for mid-March, with another related to the IRS in April.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Feb. 2026
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Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department has said materials may have been excluded because of privilege, duplication or ongoing investigations, while critics argue the omissions may violate the transparency law’s requirement that records not be withheld for political sensitivity or reputational harm.
—Nik Popli, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
The cuts will affect teams across the company and reflect changes to its operating model, including areas of duplication and alignment with future priorities, the company said.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
The first hearing, on government duplication, is tentatively scheduled for mid-March, with another related to the IRS in April.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
Noun
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Fatalities data, the group says, is based on a range of sources, including sources among medical workers, publicly available images and official statements.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Whereas the intimate, snapshot-style images call us to bask in the anachronistic warmth of the analog, the profane photographs beckon toward the messy pleasures of the body.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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When the investigator asked for a spreadsheet documenting removals, mentioned in testimony by several supervisors, the agency’s then-adult protection director in Miami emailed a copy.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Obtain a digital copy at that same site by clicking on the online link.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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What is exhausted is repetition without thought.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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The repetition doesn’t conjure stasis so much as the struggle to find a way forward.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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Self-healing concrete fits in well with ideas around sensor technology and digital twins – in which cracks in a structure could serve as a warning of damage and then repair themselves, needing little more than periodic checking.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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In a cruel twist of fate, Cameron had to watch as his twin, Cayden Boozer, made the turnover that sealed the Blue Devils’ fate.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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The results show that reproduction could pose a real challenge for future space settlers, but it still can’t be ruled out as impossible.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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The study, from researchers at the University of Adelaide in Australia, is just the latest addition to a growing pile of evidence that suggests mammalian reproduction in space might be quite complicated, if not impossible.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps there will be a repeat then of what turned out to be music to the Hornets’ ears against New York.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Or a repeat of the Eras Tour, which Kelce saw double-digit times.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some were duplicates, so the final tally was 15.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Software engineer Alexey Grigorev recently watched an AI agent destroy his entire production database—wiping out years of course data after a setup error caused the system to delete the live environment instead of cleaning up duplicates.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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New selfie spots The Centerfield Plaza will be home to an oversized 2025 World Series replica trophy, alongside the 2024 trophy where fans can take pictures.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Faux-chrome hubcaps and brick outlines resembling fenders decorate the building’s skin; those giant gargoyles on the corners are overscale replicas of radiator-cap hood ornaments.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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