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
Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
HIEs reduce unnecessary duplicate tests and protect against drug interactions or other dangers that can be avoided.
—Brian Bell, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2025
The Journal Sentinel removed likely duplicates by taking out arrests of the same individual within one day of each other.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Johnny Fils-Aimé, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
And the core act of reporting — gathering information that isn’t yet available in digital form — is relatively impossible to duplicate with AI, for now.
—Gina Chua, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
These are uncategorized and have included duplicate emails.
—Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
HIEs reduce unnecessary duplicate tests and protect against drug interactions or other dangers that can be avoided.
—Brian Bell, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
That trailing effect isn’t a smear on its own, but their blades also leave afterimages, duplicate smears, along their path through space.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2025
The Journal Sentinel removed likely duplicates by taking out arrests of the same individual within one day of each other.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Verb
Chérizier, 48, who’s been actively meeting with former rivals, may be trying to duplicate the conditions in Carrefour, a sprawling suburb south of the capital where gangs now settle disputes, enact rules and profit from residents’ commercial activities.
—Johnny Fils-Aimé, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
And the core act of reporting — gathering information that isn’t yet available in digital form — is relatively impossible to duplicate with AI, for now.
—Gina Chua, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicate
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Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that such Participant will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of any Search Entity’s use of any such similar or identical material.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Hackers often create lookalike domains that look nearly identical to real ones, adding small spelling changes or extra words.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Rehabilitation A week after Manes’ departure, Johnson posted the image of himself posing with Bukele and their families in front of a Christmas tree.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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When police released images of the weapon, Robinson’s father texted his son, asking for a picture of the gun, according to the charging document.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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If that’s any indication of the deliciousness of her recipes, who wouldn’t want to get a copy of her cookbook this very second?—
L. Daniela Alvarez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Sep. 2025
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Bible sales through August 2025 reached 10 million copies, marking an increase of more than one million compared to the same period last year, according to BookScan.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These filaments have long been observed in real clusters like Perseus but never before reproduced in a simulation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Irene Yoo
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Other researchers took a look at the data and found that inorganic processes or terrestrial contamination could replicate all the evidence from the meteorite.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, America’s culture of innovation is a decisive advantage that China has struggled to replicate.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the chain’s most recent earnings call last month, Kempczinski said customers more than doubled their visits after joining the program, enticed by discounts.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The unique plastic used in pods Plastics production has doubled in the past two decades, and only 9% of it is successfully recycled.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Police asked Arfsten about similar thefts and damage at area Pick ‘n Save locations in the area.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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There was a similar effort in the build-up to Bukayo Saka’s goal against Leeds United which, again, won’t count as an assist despite its importance.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Visitors can walk through wildflowers as military aircraft fly over a lonely barn-like hangar—a replica of one that housed the first practical flying machine.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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The decoy unfolds from a compact square box and inflates into a full-size F-35 replica within minutes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Duplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicate. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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