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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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
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.
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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
The goal is to leverage their distinctive strengths to foster growth without duplicating efforts, according to Zhang Kailin, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
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
The goal is to leverage their distinctive strengths to foster growth without duplicating efforts, according to Zhang Kailin, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission.
—Bloomberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicating
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Cardi previously told The Breakfast Club that their beef started when BIA accused Cardi of copying her style.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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Of that group, 22% of respondents admitted to copying personally identifiable information (PII) or payment card information (PCI) numbers and other financial data.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Oct. 2025
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His hobby was working on watches and replicating modern era works as dollhouse clocks.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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As for Stellantis, the automaker is replicating the federal tax credit for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles for existing dealer inventory with bonus cash.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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This summer, Newsom increased the total film and TV tax credit to $750 million in California, nearly doubling the previous cap, in a bid to encourage more productions to film in Los Angeles.—
Ritika Gupta,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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And by effectively doubling Apple Silicon’s AI hardware, adding 10 more Tensor-like blocks to the 10-core GPU—and the ability to mix, match, and combine resources across the GPU and Neural Engine—Apple just bet big on AI in Macs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Some were actively reproducing, with females found carrying eggs and males observed successfully mating.—
James T. Stroud,
The Conversation,
13 Oct. 2025
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The costs of reproducing living labor varied in response to struggle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Pumpkin Chili and Pumpkin Lasagna Roll-Ups turn it into dinner worth repeating.—
The Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Ohtani’s preparing for a chance to clinch the team’s second consecutive NL pennant, the precursor of repeating as World Series champions.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, Unilever’s incoming CEO announced that the company would spend 50 percent of its media budget with creators, while multiplying the number of creators that the company works with by 20.—
Taylor Lorenz,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Budgets are swelling, pilots are multiplying and the hype machine rolls on.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If enough satellites are in orbit, this debris could set off a chain reaction, rendering the environment around Earth practically impassable.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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Vast scene is littered with possible landmines In any explosion investigation, rendering the scene safe is paramount, but the nature of Accurate Energetic’s product increases the risk of harm to exponentially.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Security Council members voted 15-0 on a draft resolution renewing the sanctions scheme.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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The new David Ellison owned Paramount Pictures is continuing business with genre producer Walter Hamada, renewing him and his 18Hz Productions with an exclusive, multi-year production deal.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Duplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicating. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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