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
Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Barcelona found that the butterfly’s extreme chromosome count came from splitting rather than duplication.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Officials said the move is designed to better integrate intelligence training with defense priorities while reducing duplication.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
The process is designed to control increasing health care costs and prevent the duplication of services.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
If there are people with similar backgrounds and talents, Greer said that kind of duplication is ok – as long as they’re kept separate.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Officials said the move is designed to better integrate intelligence training with defense priorities while reducing duplication.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2025
The process is designed to control increasing health care costs and prevent the duplication of services.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
If there are people with similar backgrounds and talents, Greer said that kind of duplication is ok – as long as they’re kept separate.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
Noun
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Malinche’s negative image was solidified by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Octavio Paz.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Another kibbutz member approached a local TV correspondent, urging their channel not to stop airing the images of the returning hostages even as the high-level speeches at the Knesset began.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Swift had some help in the sales department from many of her fans buying multiple copies of the album.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, a copy was not made public.—
Darlene Superville,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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The book talked about repetition without repetition.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Hold for a second and then return to the starting position, completing multiple repetitions (reps).—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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The birth will be in San Diego, about 250 miles south of Santa Barbara, and as with the twins, McAnally and Baum plan to be present for it.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Rather than running the cars on the track with different tires, transmissions, and weather conditions to find the recipe for optimal performance, teams are creating digital twins of entire systems and modeling them with simulations.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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However, the upcoming release won’t be an exact one-to-one reproduction of the ’02 pair.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
12 Oct. 2025
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While scientists long suspected this energetic transformation was key to reproduction, how sperm powered this transition was unclear until now.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The rapid escalation of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies has sunk stocks, rattling investors and industries by igniting fears of a repeat of the tit-for-tat tariff battle in spring, when levies on Chinese and American imports soared to around 145% and 120% respectively.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Entrepreneurs hoping to make a name in the tech scene may hear O’Kelley’s early career journey and wince at the repeat firings and uncertainty that came with it.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dedicate budget and time to remove duplicates, reconcile systems and build a consistent data model.—
David Kelley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sort all the items by category so they can be grouped together, get rid of unnecessary duplicates, and re-home items that can be stored elsewhere.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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In response to a Star inquiry, the State Department confirmed Arrington’s role in obtaining the replica and described the former director as helpful and knowledgeable.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their 306,000-gallon ocean habitat is complete with a replica shipwreck that houses sharks, tarpon, and several other fish species.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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