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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
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.
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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
From there, a user named Vega turned it into a TikTok dance video that exploded — people duplicating themselves on screen, one version performing, the other dancing behind them.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 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
The remaining one-third involves SG&A costs, split between restructuring sales and marketing operations and duplicating corporate functions such as finance, HR, and legal.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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
From there, a user named Vega turned it into a TikTok dance video that exploded — people duplicating themselves on screen, one version performing, the other dancing behind them.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 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
The remaining one-third involves SG&A costs, split between restructuring sales and marketing operations and duplicating corporate functions such as finance, HR, and legal.
—Joe Cornell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicating
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Police say the thieves are tapping into technology — copying key fobs to steal cars.—
Ubah Ali,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Previous Buc-ee's lawsuits This is not the first time Buc-ee's has sued a company over allegedly copying its famous beaver mascot and overall branding.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Food is prepared on charcoal- burning grills, giving it a mouthwatering char and aroma that electric grills could never dream of replicating.—
Nathanael Gassett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ahead of taking on the task of replicating Michael's legendary voice and performing skills, Jaafar practiced for hours on end to sing as Michael.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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The new budget is $385 billion, more than doubling in 10 years.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Sewer and sanitation fees are nearly doubling for some residents between 2025 and 2029.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The polyphenols in cranberries also block viruses from reproducing and stimulate the immune system.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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After his death in 1993, the hippos escaped and began reproducing in the wild.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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Regional seismometers registered localized repeating earthquakes beginning as early as August 5.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
10 May 2026
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The upper arches are smaller and arranged in groups of three, such that one small upper arch corresponds to a pier, followed by two arches corresponding to a large lower arch in a repeating pattern.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Cancer patients are multiplying faster than oncologists, Laraki said, and costs, too, are exploding.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
6 May 2026
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For shoppers trying to cut sugar without giving up fizz, the choices — and the marketing claims — are multiplying.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2026
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The Braves wound up in last place that season, and Schuerholz arrived in October as the Braves’ new GM, rendering Cox a full-time manager again.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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Instead, the interstellar medium is dominated by gas, and mostly hydrogen gas at that, but in the warmer, more diffuse regions of space, that gas becomes ionized, rendering it into a plasma.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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That means strengthening job training and apprenticeship programs, making serious investments in manufacturing, and renewing Trade Adjustment Assistance – a vital program to help American workers get back on their feet that Republicans allowed to expire.—
Linda Sánchez,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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Authorities are renewing their search for the body of Kristen Smart, 30 years after the California woman vanished.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Duplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicating. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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