as in identical
resembling another in every respect
duplicate copies of the portrait that were painted by the artist himself
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
doll carriages that are duplicates of baby carriages
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
a duplicate of a house key
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as in to copy
to make an exact likeness of
art students trying to duplicate paintings in the museum's collection as part of their training
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as in to double
to make twice as great or as many
the recipe can be easily duplicated in order to feed a large family
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Recent Examples of duplicate
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Fewer duplicate systems mean lower development, infrastructure and support costs.
—Balvinder Singh Banjardar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Balvinder Singh Banjardar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
If passed, the bill would also require platforms to remove NCII content—and any duplicates—within 48 hours of it being reported.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Yet, this adds credit hours to the degree while often duplicating content already available in other departments.
—John Weigand, The Conversation, 30 June 2025
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Adjective
Old documents, large video files, duplicate photos, and outdated downloads can take up a surprising amount of space.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2025
Fewer duplicate systems mean lower development, infrastructure and support costs.
—Balvinder Singh Banjardar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
To be clear, organizations don’t intentionally create these duplicates, but duplication can happen if teams work in silos, lacking collaboration, or with fragmented IT governance and divergent business priorities.
—Balvinder Singh Banjardar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
If passed, the bill would also require platforms to remove NCII content—and any duplicates—within 48 hours of it being reported.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
Even with a good password manager, credentials and secrets often get duplicated and hidden across code, cloud storage, or collaboration tools.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Yet, this adds credit hours to the degree while often duplicating content already available in other departments.
—John Weigand, The Conversation, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicate
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Another clip showing a comparison between Matt as a baby, and Darcy at the same age, the father and daughter looking identical to each other, also proved popular online.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Palmer netted an early brace with two almost identical goals just eight minutes apart midway through the first half.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
Noun
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To believe that churches can direct the laity on how to vote, whether for members of the school board or for the president of the country, is to deny the Christian teaching that all humans are made in the image of God and can understand and follow his will themselves.—
Esau McCaulley,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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The authenticity of the images has not been confirmed, although Banks aired it all out to the public.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
15 July 2025
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My mother gave me a copy of The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Matsuo Basho.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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To date, Kepler’s books have sold over 18 million copies worldwide.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
14 July 2025
Verb
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This is a single Periscope camera module and single image sensor, but with two physical lenses, and a shifting prism inside the module moves back and forth between the two lenses as needed to reproduce two optical zoom length.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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But even then, a suboptimal sperm count doesn’t necessarily mean an inability to reproduce.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Heck, writers have been using cannabis for four hundred years since Shakespeare died, and so far no one has managed to come close to replicating the man’s genius.—
Sam Kelly
July 8,
Literary Hub,
8 July 2025
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The store will replicate the approach and colors of the headquarters in a bold way.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Still, Errani and Jasmine Paolini won the 2025 French Open doubles title.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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That doubles for universities with endowments greater than $2 million.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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This doesn’t come without challenges, especially with junior staff who haven’t weathered similar storms before.—
Philip A. Nardone,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Mimic Alba’s seasonal slay by shopping similar vests, pants, caps, sunglasses, and bags from Amazon.—
Izzy Baskette,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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The luxury real estate development was designed to emulate the City of Lights, featuring its own Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, and a 354-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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Season 3 ended on a major cliffhanger: Both the original Nathan and his replica were captured by evil tech billionaires, and only one of them survived.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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“Duplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicate. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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