1
as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
in adulthood he became sort of a living duplication of his late father
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2
as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
a duplication of an ancient Chinese vase for the mass market
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as in repetition
the act of saying or doing over again
let's avoid duplication of effort on this group project if we can
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Recent Examples of duplication
By focusing on prevention, reducing duplication and avoiding unnecessary hospital visits, Meena Health delivers outcomes that are both efficient and sustainable.
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CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
One of the concerns with purchasing a registry item at another retailer is duplication.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
The duplication lets Kremlin media maintain the illusion of a single, stable seat of power.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Too often, fragmented funding streams and overlapping mandates lead to duplications of assistance in some areas and critical gaps in others.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
One of the concerns with purchasing a registry item at another retailer is duplication.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
The duplication lets Kremlin media maintain the illusion of a single, stable seat of power.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 16 Nov. 2025
Too often, fragmented funding streams and overlapping mandates lead to duplications of assistance in some areas and critical gaps in others.
—Arif Husain, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
Noun
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The size can easily be adjusted by simply moving the projector closer to or farther away from the surface upon which the image is projected.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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This structure can diffract light and degrade image quality.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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The feature is adapted from Patrick Sobral’s best-selling French comic series Les Légendaires which sold nine million copies in France, Benelux, Switzerland and Canada.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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Disneyland fans looking for more backstory related to the Galaxy’s Edge timeline expansion will want to get a copy of the Echoes of the Empire comic book coming out April 22 that will preview the new characters coming to Batuu.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Over time, increase the repetitions using light weights, then gradually progress to heavier loads, Forsyth recommended.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
14 Jan. 2026
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Some apps, like Duolingo, use spaced repetition, but don’t always provide authentic cultural context, which is important for learning intuitively, said Sauer.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The pair welcomed twins Alexander and Ella in June 2017.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Tommy is the first born of the twins.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Teaching robots to feel To address this challenge, a research team from Japan developed a new adaptive motion reproduction system based on Gaussian process regression.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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Midcentury Furniture Keep an eye out for name-brand midcentury furniture—it can sometimes get lost amongst all the cheap reproductions.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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Bagail 8-piece Packing Cube Set While dress codes during the day skew casual on board a ship, passengers do like to dress up at night, which means the pressure is on to pull together a classy outfit that’s not on repeat.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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First up, three items inspired by Oprah’s most recent outfit repeat.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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What can your city duplicate that is improving San Marcos’ standing?—
John Moorlach,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The airway bill was a duplicate of one used the previous day to pick up a shipment of seafood, Mavity said.—
Josh Margolin,
ABC News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, keeps a replica of the Rosebud sled in his home.—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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But in 12 of the cases, the person targeted was not armed, including several people who were later found in possession of replica firearms.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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