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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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2
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
Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Overbuying pantry items leads to waste and unnecessary duplicates.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Our 23 chromosomes come in pairs that are essentially near duplicates of each other (with the exception of XY pairs).
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Most posts do not receive much engagement, and approximately one-third of the site’s messages are duplicates of viral templates.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The number of documents subject to review ballooned to roughly 6 million, including duplicates.
—Eric Tucker, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
The number of documents subject to review has ballooned to roughly six million, including duplicates, the department said.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The number of documents subject to review has ballooned to roughly 6 million, including duplicates, the department said.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Three packs don’t have any duplicates whatsoever.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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
Many files appear to be duplicates, however.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Overbuying pantry items leads to waste and unnecessary duplicates.
—Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
Our 23 chromosomes come in pairs that are essentially near duplicates of each other (with the exception of XY pairs).
—Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
Most posts do not receive much engagement, and approximately one-third of the site’s messages are duplicates of viral templates.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The number of documents subject to review ballooned to roughly 6 million, including duplicates.
—Eric Tucker, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
The number of documents subject to review has ballooned to roughly six million, including duplicates, the department said.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
The number of documents subject to review has ballooned to roughly 6 million, including duplicates, the department said.
—Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Three packs don’t have any duplicates whatsoever.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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
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Since the end of his playing days, Griffey has embraced photography, taking pictures from the African savanna to the Masters Tournament in Georgia.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Data centers — rooms or buildings full of computer servers — have been storing cellphone pictures, emails and social media accounts for years.—
Makenzie Huber,
States Newsroom,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her diary has sold more than a million copies since its 1960 publication, according to a website dedicated to de Jesus run by the prestigious museum Instituto Moreira Salles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Becoming a pop culture staple since its 2004 launch, Ticket to Ride has sold over 20 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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One ecosystem reproduces itself through procedure; the other through attention.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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EagleMania not just reproduces the music of the famous rock band with their five-part harmony and guitar work but captures their distinct sound.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Wall replicates an ultra fan setting straight out of a European or South American soccer match.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
12 Feb. 2026
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The other big hit for me was Spellbound by Magic Castle, an experience inspired by the legendary magician Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford) that replicates a 1920s speakeasy complete with mood lighting, furnishings, and curiosities from Hollywood’s Magic Castle.—
Fran Golden,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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American curler Korey Dropkin and his mixed doubles curling partner, Cory Thiesse, both of Duluth, Minnesota, won silver medals in mixed doubles curling at the 2026 Olympics.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Reports indicate that the King didn’t know that the former Prince Andrew would be arrested on February 19, which doubles as the former Duke of York’s 66th birthday.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her daughter's voice was likely cloned with an AI tool that creates convincing voice replicas and easily masks identities.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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It is believed that twenty-five Testa Rossa replicas were built, with fewer than five remaining worldwide.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2026
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The images captured by bystanders and immigration agents were reminiscent of the lynching postcards that white spectators once bought and traded — reproductions of retributive violence, tailor-made to titillate and intimidate.—
Tressie McMillan Cottom,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Midcentury Furniture Keep an eye out for name-brand midcentury furniture—it can sometimes get lost amongst all the cheap reproductions.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Hadi tells an engaging story, brings complex and surprising characters to life, lends a locale an aesthetic iconography, and renders personal identity inextricable from the forces of history that shaped or deformed it.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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Visit our website To illustrate this, Glaucon told the story of the Ring of Gyges—a mythical magical ring that renders the wearer invisible, much like the One Ring of power in the Lord of the Rings.—
Paul Rosenzweig,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Duplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicates. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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