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as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another
doll carriages that are duplicates of baby carriages
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as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
a duplicate of a house key
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as in reproduces
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 replicates
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 doubles
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 duplicates
David Kelley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Sort all the items by category so they can be grouped together, get rid of unnecessary duplicates, and re-home items that can be stored elsewhere.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Analysts like him would pore over positive duplicates of negatives, examining them under a micro-stereoscope to see sites in three dimensions.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Our review of these records suggests these types of duplicates are uncommon.
—Pratheek Rebala, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
According to archivist Lewis, these documents include records related to the computer and printer businesses, along with duplicates of journals and magazines, and copies of oral histories and photographs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2017
Noun
Dedicate budget and time to remove duplicates, reconcile systems and build a consistent data model.
—David Kelley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Sort all the items by category so they can be grouped together, get rid of unnecessary duplicates, and re-home items that can be stored elsewhere.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
Analysts like him would pore over positive duplicates of negatives, examining them under a micro-stereoscope to see sites in three dimensions.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Our review of these records suggests these types of duplicates are uncommon.
—Pratheek Rebala, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2025
According to archivist Lewis, these documents include records related to the computer and printer businesses, along with duplicates of journals and magazines, and copies of oral histories and photographs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicates
Noun
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The only thing neighbors’ cameras will share are pictures and clips of dogs that could be yours.—
Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The reporter had already sent me pictures and audio recordings, promising a complete draft by Monday night.—
Zahra Nader,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There are a dozen books in the main series as well as a three-book spin off series — counting all of them, the books have sold more than three million copies worldwide.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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Over the summer, the DOJ asked the South Carolina Election Commission for copies of the state's voter registration list.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hawley even reproduces the kidnapping scene from the film, but with Dorothy as the intended kidnapee.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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And in June, Erdős and Volodymyr Riabov posted a paper that reproduces Yau and Yin’s one-dimensional result for a broader class of band matrices.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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One prime example of this is a system that replicates focus groups.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
29 Sep. 2025
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Autopen defined An autopen is a device that mechanically replicates a signature.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Accessories that multitask, like a scarf that doubles as a blanket, or compression socks that look like regular crew socks.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Once inside, customers are further surprised by a vast mirror covering the floor, which doubles the visual effect of this store created for the third millennium.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Similar complaints came from Drake and The Weeknd whose own AI replicas were pulled from streaming platforms after public outcry.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some members of Congress, including Marsha Blackburn, are attempting to pass legislation that would protect the voice and visual likenesses of individuals and creators from digital replicas created without their consent.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While genuine antiques from the Ming dynasty can fetch millions at auction, many later reproductions and export pieces from the 18th to 20th centuries still carry significant value.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Concerns that safe storage renders guns insufficiently accessible during emergencies is valid, experts told CNN in a 2021 report.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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This level of violence renders concerns about AI’s racial biases in beauty technology trivial by comparison.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Duplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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