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as in copying
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 replicating
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 doubling
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 duplicating
But Elliott’s openness to the idea of duplicating a move his father made 25 years ago was greeted with near-unanimous approval online.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
Then a bipartisan team will remake the ballot in a process known as duplicating.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The tense battle culminates in the Beliskner being destroyed, in turn killing all the Replicators, except for one, which is seen crawling out of the ocean, setting up future battles with this duplicating menace.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The findings, published in a new study in the journal Nature Communications, suggest there’s a hard limit to duplicating mammals.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
And Payton conceded that Denver can’t count on duplicating the 12-2 record in one-score games the Broncos achieved last season.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
But current and former leaders of foster care agencies told the Tampa Bay Times last year that the claims were exaggerated or false, and that the Hope Florida program was duplicating existing efforts in child welfare.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
McGee offers the example of duplicating triangle points by adding a prep faucet near the refrigerator.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Bidirectional edges connected the robots to each other, because each robot had to know what other robots were doing at each time step to avoid collisions or duplicating tasks.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2026
Then a bipartisan team will remake the ballot in a process known as duplicating.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
The tense battle culminates in the Beliskner being destroyed, in turn killing all the Replicators, except for one, which is seen crawling out of the ocean, setting up future battles with this duplicating menace.
—Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The findings, published in a new study in the journal Nature Communications, suggest there’s a hard limit to duplicating mammals.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
And Payton conceded that Denver can’t count on duplicating the 12-2 record in one-score games the Broncos achieved last season.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
But current and former leaders of foster care agencies told the Tampa Bay Times last year that the claims were exaggerated or false, and that the Hope Florida program was duplicating existing efforts in child welfare.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
McGee offers the example of duplicating triangle points by adding a prep faucet near the refrigerator.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
Bidirectional edges connected the robots to each other, because each robot had to know what other robots were doing at each time step to avoid collisions or duplicating tasks.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicating
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Six and Six Private Islands Rah Gili is the first resort from Six & Six Private Islands, a new brand that highlights Maldivian identity rather than copying global trends.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Bown and Keynes were careful not to advocate for copying the Chinese model wholesale.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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Inspired by a wild village league where livestock are awarded as prizes, Suchao has become so popular that other provinces are now replicating its model.—
Reagan Yip,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Then, as England’s defenders desperately appealed for handball, Maradona somewhat unwisely celebrated by repeatedly raising his left fist to the crowd, replicating his decisive touch.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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For example, SpaceX would issue new shares equivalent to 94% of its current count to absorb Tesla, doubling its share base to 8 billion.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Three of the four power conference commissioners have endorsed doubling the field size to 24 teams, and the holdout, SEC’s Greg Sankey, is listening.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Young musicians frequently attempted to impress him by reproducing familiar Miles Davis styles.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The association said the releases are not a sustainable solution to prevent smallmouth bass from reproducing and threaten a critical fund used to operate, maintain and invest in hydropower and transmission facilities.—
Dorany Pineda,
Fortune,
27 May 2026
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Over the course of Gregory Orr’s long career, his poems have become increasingly incantatory, more and more like chants or psalms, repeating, reformulating, reaching for the edges of the same rich metaphors.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Those tactics — long throws and their trademark inswinging corners — are worthwhile repeating tonight.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Two local governments in California have voted to declare a local emergency over the invasive golden mussels that are rapidly multiplying and clogging water pipes.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Yet, the exit markets are frozen, zombie funds are multiplying, and deferred problems are compounding.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The r on my laptop keyboard, worn to breaking, will soon fall off, rendering that laptop lifeless.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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Of course, that club won the World Series, rendering Crane’s silence a footnote in a superb season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Washington simply stopped issuing and renewing confidential plates in October 2025, and Massachusetts did the same, cutting off ICE and Customs and Border Patrol agencies from privileges in early 2026.—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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According to the spokesperson, the CSU’s Generative AI Advisory Committee and its three subcommittees unanimously recommended renewing the contract.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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“Duplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicating. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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