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
Finally, under Performance, the photo cleaner offered to free up storage space by deleting duplicate photos and photos that, while not exact duplicates, are very similar. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 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 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
  • Stone, in a royal blue skirt suit, posed for pictures before stopping to chat happily with the Haim sisters, with Este Haim breaking into song.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Messi posted on social media pictures of him arriving to join the national team for the last time and his final training sessions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • These genomes should reflect the full sequence of both chromosome copies and the diversity of the global population, rather than relying on one person or one ancestral group as a universal standard.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When the Spider swings past a silverish-gray newsstand filled with copies of the Daily Bugle, the frame becomes black-and-white, even in the color version.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 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
  • Rising from $5,000 to up to $10,000, the increase doubles the funds given to artists and represents the first change in this funding stream in some 20 years.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Hotel Particulier pop-up, which doubles as an exhibition, is by appointment only, and tells the backstory behind Galliano’s first collaboration with Zara.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The film worked extensively to operate under the union’s new rules surrounding the use of digital replicas and AI, especially when new scenes would emerge throughout the four-month production.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Behind the reception desk, a wall of 109 wooden pigeonholes doubles as an art installation, with some compartments displaying replicas of the property's original room keys and others filled with nautical relics reflecting Naples's coastal allure.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • On the editorial side, this includes the licenses for reproductions in books like exhibition catalogs, scholarly tomes, and even the covers of novels, as well as publications, for news coverage and criticism for exhibitions as well as general use.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But De Kooning would apply fragments of the reproductions to new compositions, often in different orientations.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Wen shows us the startling range of what the body can emote even when trauma renders words inaccessible.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In this technique the GPU renders a game at a resolution higher than the one being displayed and then shrinks the image to the target resolution.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

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“Duplicates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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