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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
Imran Aftab,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The free app reports on duplicates in your photo gallery and on images that are too dark to be useful.
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
Every pack of stickers is random, so collectors end up with duplicates.
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Erin Jones,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
To perform the analysis, any possible duplicates in the data were not counted.
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Laura Romero,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Misplacing everyday items or buying duplicates signals a need to declutter and organize.
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Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
9 June 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.
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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.
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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.
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Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 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.
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Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
Continue reading … FAMILY FAVORITE — Man duplicates his kids' fast-food meal of choice.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
Datasets with issues like poor formatting, inaccuracies, inconsistencies, biases and duplicates are inherently bad.
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Imran Aftab,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
The free app reports on duplicates in your photo gallery and on images that are too dark to be useful.
—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
Every pack of stickers is random, so collectors end up with duplicates.
—
Erin Jones,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
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
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
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.
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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
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Later pictures showed the structure being towed within the lagoon.
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Space-age music blared night-club-loud as pictures of birds, plants, and flowers cascaded down the walls.
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The fee for copies of X-rays will increase from $55 to $60.
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The album was tracked in the Northampton home studio of recording engineer Chris Dixon, and sold only 1500 copies in its first year of release on future Matador Records founder Gerard Cosloy’s early label Homestead Records.
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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.
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Once a specific constraint is imposed, the mathematical model reproduces the exact behavior of the original nonreciprocal flock.
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The Donald Ross Memorial Course replicates famous holes by one of the greatest architects of all time, including Pinehurst Number Two and otherwise ultra-private clubs such as Seminole and Oakland Hills.
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Named the SpiderCam, the prototype from Northwestern University replicates the manner in which the spiders' eyes allow the creatures to gauge distances before making a surprise sideways jump at some unsuspecting victim minding its own business.
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Langeliers also leads all AL catchers in runs (49), hits (80), doubles (16) and home runs (19).
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The company projected annual revenue of $40 billion for its businesses other than handsets by 2029, which doubles a previous long-range forecast from two years ago.
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Other items in the store run from the inexpensive — like $5 collectible stickers and magnets — to the more lavish, such as official FIFA soccer balls for $200 and miniature replicas of the World Cup trophy for $250.
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Adair worked with the Knights’ graphic designer, Will Briggs, to translate his design onto the jerseys — replicas of which will be given out to the first 1,500 kids who attend Saturday night’s game.
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Just know that some logo buttons are genuine, some are replacements and some are reproductions, so authentication matters.
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Choi notably collaborated with the institution’s Learning and Engagement department on its Find Art Here program, which brought reproductions of works held in the museum’s collection to schools and libraries throughout Harlem.
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Aside from the gorgeous photos of Clooney’s shiny hair, reviewers with all types of hair confirm the shampoo renders great results.
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That production always and everywhere buys production is what renders bitcoin the opposite of money.
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