duplicates 1 of 2

plural of duplicate

duplicates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of duplicate
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of duplicates
Noun
The list of candidates for the top prize duplicates last year’s roster of EOTY nominees, with the exception of Langley taking the spot that went to Morgan Wallen in 2024. — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 Objectors also allege some petition sheets were copies, duplicates or did not apply to the specified referendum. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 The Post analyzed the data by eliminating duplicates and, for the purposes of analyzing prior criminal histories, by examining only those arrests that resulted in a detention stay, which provides more personal information about arrestees. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2026 New features include Automated Bank-Reconciliation that allows JAX to identify unreconciled transactions, duplicates, missing documents and anomalies, then help resolve them while updating the books in real time. — Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 But, in the event of a glitch, transporter rooms effectively become highly sophisticated 3D printers, creating duplicates indistinguishable from the original beamee. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026 The 56 designated as Tough Ones are all duplicates from one of the other two types. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 Some sets come with additional lids, which may be duplicates or something unique, such as specially sized lids for soda bottles. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Rather than hanging onto these items, Mickits recommends donating those now-duplicates. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 26 July 2026
Verb
Silver will remain, though is highly likely to be a different shade — Apple rarely duplicates colors between years. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 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
  • This is on top of Perez Hilton and plenty of other sites (Gawker included) that would just flat-out insult people, draw nasty things on their pictures, and just generally malign them.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Post-ballet, Sorbara will walk ten blocks south of Lincoln Center for a borscht martini at Russian Samovar, where, fittingly, the walls are adorned with pictures of Baryshnikov.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • And virtual copies of the castle's Georgian dining-room furniture are readily available at America's home furnisher.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Jenkins Reid’s novels have sold more than 24 million copies worldwide and spurred myriad film and television adaptations.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Once researchers can send participants home with a device that reliably reproduces sauna-like heat stress, the study pipeline gets longer, cheaper and larger.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • That may sound scary, but adding AI to a broken organization only reproduces the same problems in a faster, more bloated and more expensive form.
    — Panos Siozos, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Some may occur randomly when a cell divides and replicates its DNA.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The bio-spandex replicates the elasticity and durability levels of conventional petrochemical products.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Evan Carter, Alejandro Osuna and Brandon Nimmo all followed with RBI doubles to put Texas ahead 4-1.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • When unfolded, the chassis doubles as an adjustable stand that supports front, rear, ceiling, and portrait projection modes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Most of the historic buildings and structures on Naper Settlement’s 13-acre campus are replicas of old buildings or were moved from their original locations and brought to the museum.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • In the public cloud, one patient or customer record can spread into replicas, logs, embeddings, feature stores, caches and model checkpoints.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But De Kooning would apply fragments of the reproductions to new compositions, often in different orientations.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
  • This allowed the team to digitally analyze the scene, as well as create physical reproductions.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The brutalist thump of drummer Moe Tucker renders the showmen in Led Zeppelin and the Who irrelevant.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Nor can Antigone, whose all-consuming identification with her cause renders her indifferent to other obligations, be adopted as a user-friendly hero.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Duplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicates. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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