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verb

past tense of duplicate
1
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
Those who voted on Issue 7A but were not eligible to do so will have their ballots duplicated onto the correct ballot style, state officials said. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 The company started scanning repositories for credentials, began alerting users that their credentials were exposed, and even set up default push protections to prevent affected repositories from being duplicated. — Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 Information was duplicated across five or six locations, sometimes appearing in slightly different configurations. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 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
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
  • Over the past few years, a consistent complaint from Western developers and the White House has been that Chinese developers have copied their tech.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The letter is addressed to the Los Angeles County Counsel's office and also is copied to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan, effectively putting the entire state on notice.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • That knowledge cannot be acquired in a board meeting or replicated in an accelerator program.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The design, which was created by an in-house team supported by an outside architectural firm, will be replicated in eight more stores slated to open between now and February.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Patients reported easier walking, climbing stairs and bending, while overall quality-of-life scores more than doubled over the 12-month follow-up period.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Rents in Berlin have nearly doubled since 2014, but much of the increase can be explained by an expanding cocktail of regulations.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 22 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 fact, the bag has been reproduced and is available for purchase.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company says its system reasons through investor requirements, borrower context, guidelines, overlays, and related concepts before producing a decision path that can be reproduced and audited.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In a statement to CBS News Miami, the sheriff's office repeated that the purchase does not require a new budget allocation.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • To add insult to injury, Amazon Prime Video accidentally made the film available on its platform — a mishap the service repeated recently with Jason Statham’s Mutiny.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sawie has worked with OCA to provide technical support for seed selection, testing, monitoring and quality assurance to help establish a reliable supply of organic cotton seed that can be multiplied and made widely available to farmers.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The official said that Rubio had grown increasingly frustrated as the reports multiplied.
    — Matthew Lee, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

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“Duplicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicated. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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