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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
Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Misplacing everyday items or buying duplicates signals a need to declutter and organize.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 9 June 2026
Sticker trading events are expected to take place across the area, so that fans can gather and swap duplicates.
—Luis Miguel Echegaray, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Removing duplicates will not alter the substantive analysis ED must conduct for each borrower, or the order in which ED processes requests.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Once designed, both the dresses and the tuxedo had to be replicated in duplicates to accommodate the stunt doubles and the mess that would ensue while shooting the final scene of the wedding night.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
Of the more than 100 habeas petitions that have already been closed this year, a federal judge rejected only one, The Post found, while a few dozen more were duplicates or were dismissed voluntarily.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
The Union-Tribune is excluding from its analysis ICE records of arrests that are likely to be duplicates.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Other names are probably duplicates, the government says, while some people may have gone off the grid voluntarily for personal reasons.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
If Shane van Gisbergen duplicates his amazing run last Sunday on the road course at Watkins Glen, the June 21 Anduril 250 at Navy Base Coronado might be remembered as one of those great events.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Continue reading … FAMILY FAVORITE — Man duplicates his kids' fast-food meal of choice.
—FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Gifford said the process essentially duplicates how wooden ships were preserved generations ago, when ships were regularly washed down with salt water.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Perplexity’s video disappoints with a watering can that appears out of thin air, for example, while Veo’s video duplicates its cutting board.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Shapiro said sometimes the feedback will be about a university calendar change, or a degree program proposal that duplicates an existing field.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
To perform the analysis, any possible duplicates in the data were not counted.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 12 June 2026
Misplacing everyday items or buying duplicates signals a need to declutter and organize.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 9 June 2026
Sticker trading events are expected to take place across the area, so that fans can gather and swap duplicates.
—Luis Miguel Echegaray, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Removing duplicates will not alter the substantive analysis ED must conduct for each borrower, or the order in which ED processes requests.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Once designed, both the dresses and the tuxedo had to be replicated in duplicates to accommodate the stunt doubles and the mess that would ensue while shooting the final scene of the wedding night.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
Of the more than 100 habeas petitions that have already been closed this year, a federal judge rejected only one, The Post found, while a few dozen more were duplicates or were dismissed voluntarily.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
The Union-Tribune is excluding from its analysis ICE records of arrests that are likely to be duplicates.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Other names are probably duplicates, the government says, while some people may have gone off the grid voluntarily for personal reasons.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
Interpretive guidance from attorneys general and relevant agencies comes first, as Attorney General Tong’s Connecticut advisory and Attorney General Campbell’s earlier Massachusetts advisory demonstrate, doing the threshold work that a substantial share of state AI legislation otherwise duplicates.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
If Shane van Gisbergen duplicates his amazing run last Sunday on the road course at Watkins Glen, the June 21 Anduril 250 at Navy Base Coronado might be remembered as one of those great events.
—Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Continue reading … FAMILY FAVORITE — Man duplicates his kids' fast-food meal of choice.
—FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Gifford said the process essentially duplicates how wooden ships were preserved generations ago, when ships were regularly washed down with salt water.
—ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Perplexity’s video disappoints with a watering can that appears out of thin air, for example, while Veo’s video duplicates its cutting board.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
Shapiro said sometimes the feedback will be about a university calendar change, or a degree program proposal that duplicates an existing field.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicates
Noun
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Area law enforcement officials have previously released pictures of him.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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But some users find clever ways to sidestep those controls, by disguising sensitive requests as role-playing games, poems or pictures, with many swapping tips and ideas online.—
Kevin Schaul,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
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Published in four parts, from 2000 to 2003, Persepolis sold millions of copies, and Satrapi’s 2007 film adaptation received an Oscar nomination and the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
16 June 2026
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First published in 1958, Bond's Paddington books — of which there are 29 in total — have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide and have inspired multiple television adaptations.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The smart glasses come equipped with a proprietary liquid-crystal-on-silicon display that reproduces 16 million colors and offers a 51° field of view.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Once a specific constraint is imposed, the mathematical model reproduces the exact behavior of the original nonreciprocal flock.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
Verb
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Zachary Stevenson’s performance replicates the nerdy-yet-hip Texan through impressive guitar licks and superb vocals that are equally comfortable with sweet ballads and on-the-edge rockabilly songs.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Jesse’s on the Bay replicates the stellar service and elevated cuisine that draw folks in droves to its sister restaurant, Jesse’s, in the tiny town of Magnolia Springs.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Won three straight Big West individual singles and doubles titles.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Brian May Doubles His Downloads Chart Wins May doubles his solo successes on the Official Singles Downloads chart and collects his first new hit in nearly 15 years.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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After the online store’s supply ran out, sellers took to eBay and Etsy with options ranging from official replicas to blatant rip-offs.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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The union has argued that the language — coupled with an arbitration provision — will limit the use of AI replicas to a handful of edge cases.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Early in the movie, failed architect and failing furniture-store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers a portal into a seemingly endless, unpopulated liminal space filled with distorted reproductions of real-world rooms, objects, and even whole neighborhoods.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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Rooms are done in rich fabrics in warm earth tones and dressed up with elements of local design, such as reproductions of Pavel Janak’s angular Cubist timber chairs and elegant chaise longues from designer Adolf Loos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
Verb
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That production always and everywhere buys production is what renders bitcoin the opposite of money.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Without revealing too much, this structure from al-Mansour and co-writer Brad Niemann ends up having a roundabout reason too, given a bizarre third-act twist that renders moot the film’s entire point of view, along with its central themes.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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