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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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as in doubled
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 duplicated
Philip Steenstra, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Often imitated but never duplicated, the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer continues to be a bestseller online, beloved by both salon owners and everyday users alike.
—Brittany Loggins, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
If your data is duplicated, incomplete or inconsistent, AI will accelerate the chaos.
—Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Other arrests were duplicated entirely, and researchers have cautioned that ICE’s data at times has had inaccurate or missing information.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The Soviet Union, Washington’s only real contender at the time, never duplicated the feat despite putting the first man into space some eight years prior — even as sanctions-struck Russia plans to construct the International Lunar Research Station with Beijing by 2035.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Previously articles were duplicated.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
What’s more, the kitchen brigade system has been exported and duplicated in fine dining and hotel kitchens around the world by the legions of international chefs who have come to train in the birthplace of haute gastronomy throughout the decades.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Programs, staffing, those things can be duplicated.
—Mará Rose Williams
august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The current administration’s justification for eliminating the CSB is that its capabilities are duplicated by agencies such as the EPA and OSHA.
—Philip Steenstra, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
Often imitated but never duplicated, the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer continues to be a bestseller online, beloved by both salon owners and everyday users alike.
—Brittany Loggins, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
If your data is duplicated, incomplete or inconsistent, AI will accelerate the chaos.
—Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Other arrests were duplicated entirely, and researchers have cautioned that ICE’s data at times has had inaccurate or missing information.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The Soviet Union, Washington’s only real contender at the time, never duplicated the feat despite putting the first man into space some eight years prior — even as sanctions-struck Russia plans to construct the International Lunar Research Station with Beijing by 2035.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Previously articles were duplicated.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025
What’s more, the kitchen brigade system has been exported and duplicated in fine dining and hotel kitchens around the world by the legions of international chefs who have come to train in the birthplace of haute gastronomy throughout the decades.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
Programs, staffing, those things can be duplicated.
—Mará Rose Williams
august 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicated
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Users typed a url in the navigation bar, or typed a search query in that same space—a feature that Opera first pioneered but which was soon copied by Google—and the browser takes the user to that web address or a search results page, which displays a list of links.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Yet, despite this thorough materialism, the survival of Lucretius’ poem depends entirely on two manuscripts copied out in the Carolingian period, and one of them was certainly at the royal court, where it was studied and annotated by the Irish scholar Dungal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Real Beauty in Real things Beauty can’t be replicated.—
Donnetta Monk,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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China’s open-source DeepSeek model replicated frontier American models’ capabilities cheaper while using older chips.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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China’s exports of electric vehicles doubled in September from a year earlier as its automakers expanded their reach into overseas markets.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Malnutrition rates of children under age 5 have also doubled in two years, from 7% to 14%, with some areas recording even higher rates, the program said.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
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At the gubernatorial debate, Spanberger repeated her condemnation of the messages but refused to retract her endorsement of Jones, saying Jones is running his own race and voters should decide what to do with the information.—
Margaret Barthel,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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After going 1 for 7 in the first two games of the NL Championship Series, that quote was repeated to Ohtani during the Japanese portion of one of his infrequent media sessions on Wednesday afternoon.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That could be multiplied in next season's draft, and ESPN's Jordan Reid believes New England will do just that.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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Each of these creatures of light multiplied into subqueries and side queries, a glowing menagerie of exotic life-forms crisscrossing the void, their wakes and ripples gradually illuminating the entirety of the submarine cave.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Amezcua, the mayor, said the raids have complicated local policing and rendered parents afraid to pick up their children from school.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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But Gremlins' Kingston Falls is just as cozily rendered.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Duplicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicated. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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