duplicating

present participle of duplicate
1
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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2
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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Recent Examples of duplicating Detroit still has Cade Cunningham, but duplicating last season will be tough. David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Fiber-optic, first-person view (FPV) drones have become a key weapon in the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah’s war against Israel in recent months – bypassing Israel’s sophisticated defense systems by duplicating an asymmetric warfare tactic that first emerged in the Russia-Ukraine war. Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 28 June 2026 Creating parallel capabilities overseas risks duplicating existing infrastructure while diverting attention and resources from the interventions most likely to bring the outbreak under control. Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 5 June 2026 But Elliott’s openness to the idea of duplicating a move his father made 25 years ago was greeted with near-unanimous approval online. 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 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
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Verb
  • The Hamour and Lemon Mint pairing is more compelling because the drink responds directly to the food rather than copying the shape of a familiar cocktail.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • While copying the last testament of his predecessor—which warned of the dire need for a strong military—the young Dalai Lama discovered that corrupt officials were embezzling army funds.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
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  • The memo said that Venezuelan government officials developed the capability to manipulate electronic voting systems in their own elections, including replicating and overwriting voting data to make fraudulent votes legitimate.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • After an investigation was conducted, the Cruise Lines International Association and the International Maritime Organization implemented over 30 new safety rules and policies to avoid replicating the 2012 disaster, per CNN.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
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  • Sotheby’s New York sold selections of his Old Master paintings, sculpture and English furniture last year for $21 million, nearly doubling the low estimate on the collection.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
  • Bruce was the only one who guessed correctly, doubling her total to $18,800.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
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  • By reproducing Campbell’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits at industrial scale, Warhol collapsed the distinction between commerce and culture, suggesting that mass production and repetition could become a form of value in itself.
    Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 21 July 2026
  • Even trickier, the diarrhea can seem to clear before flaring up again because the parasite is still reproducing in your gut.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026
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  • Perishable items shouldn’t sit out for more than an hour in temperatures above 90 degrees, a reminder worth repeating before every beach day, picnic or backyard cookout.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
  • Instead, Nardozzi recommends repeating plants throughout the landscape.
    Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026
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  • And there was Erling Haaland living his best Norwegian life, terrifying on the pitch and absurd off it, multiplying his stardom with a flamboyance and humor that didn’t detract from his serious talent.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The trouble was, the arrows kept multiplying—appearing from nowhere, whizzing in every direction—and even Larry couldn’t seem to contain them.
    Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
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  • Simultaneously rendering the past less remote while relishing its radical foreignness, Beard presses readers to grapple with alien ideas, reckon with gaps in their knowledge, and confront complexity.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • New state-level AI laws face significant enforcement challenges, rendering many ineffective.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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  • In an April letter, 11 board members asked that the program be suspended, pointing to the risk of renewing medications — including blood thinners on Doctronic's list — without catching changes in a patient's condition.
    Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • That information includes the types of services covered by the renewal, the frequency and cost of renewing the service, and clear instructions on how to cancel the subscription or membership.
    P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

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