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duplicated

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verb

past tense of duplicate
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as in copied
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 replicated
to make or do again we were unable to duplicate the experiment in our own lab, so we're suspicious

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Recent Examples of duplicated
Adjective
This creates duplicated infrastructure, inconsistent models, and operational complexity. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026 The duplicated sets and near-complete location builds enable the filmmakers to make the most of Carol’s house as a setting. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
Reducing the number of physical test vehicles and duplicated validation efforts needed because data and context carry forward. — Yu Fang, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Indeed, because the 100th anniversary special won’t be duplicated, like an annual awards program, or last for weeks, like a soccer tournament, advertisers likely feel assured their backing of the extravaganza will get noticed. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 Foster care leaders said the program duplicated existing services. — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 That Robert Zemeckis film will never be duplicated or topped, but there’s a difference between these films worth teasing out. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 The two studio lots also boast dozens of soundstages; century-old fortresses that would not be easily duplicated. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Across federal, state, and local government, agencies have historically solved similar technology problems independently through separate procurement cycles, isolated vendor contracts, and duplicated development spending. — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 If that can be duplicated, replicated, and even improved upon, all the better, and all the more worth celebrating and examining. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026 Mavromihalis said the home belongs in a category where location and water access can’t be duplicated. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicated
Adjective
  • Alves described how black-and-white prints with a photocopied feel, Japanese and Chinese-inspired graphics and animal prints transform basic jeans into pieces worthy of going viral online.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Apatow had with him a chaotic pile of notes—scrawled by hand, photocopied, clearly out of order, some upside down.
    — Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • La Presse said that a 2012 short story by Orelien had plagiarized passages from a book by French author Louis Pauwels, while a 2013 opinion piece copied from The Philippine Star newspaper.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The footwear company behind the Crocs brand of foam footwear is suing the discount retailer, claiming that Five Below copied Crocs footwear and items used to decorate the shoes.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This color choice was then replicated again for the shoe’s retro release in 2009.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In February 2026, R&C launched four new global initiatives with UNESCO, aiming to create frameworks for environmental and community engagement that can be replicated throughout the hospitality world.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The average rent in Spain has almost doubled in the past 10 years.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The cost of steel is up more than 50%, while copper and aluminum prices have nearly doubled, according to Julio Dal Poz, a managing director at FTI Consulting’s energy transition practice.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • The transcribed interview is a test of how much scrutiny lawmakers will apply to powerful men who kept company with Epstein even after his conviction.
    — Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • The Microsoft co‑founder is scheduled to sit for a transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 10, a source familiar with the proceedings confirmed to USA TODAY.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In all of the sketchbook entries reproduced here, Ross seems to offer a bridge between the representation of emptiness and the lived sensation of it.
    — Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of providing more security, its obfuscation tactics challenged experts, who then reproduced—and improved upon—the result.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The payroll records show repeated two-week pay periods in which Ginestra accumulated between 30 and 60 hours of overtime.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The portion considered chronically homeless — having a disability and long-term or repeated episodes of homelessness of at least a year — has also risen since 2019.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Once Robinson was arrested for Charlie’s murder, the theories only multiplied.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Vaz said the definition of a hit has shifted as screens have multiplied.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Duplicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicated. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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