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
That approach reduces duplication and speeds up data analysis and mission planning.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Today, many services are effectively organized around ward boundaries, which can lead to duplication, uneven performance and inconsistent access.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Second, social programs should be reviewed for redundancies and duplications.
—Rose Evans
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
My approach starts with a full audit of current spending, especially in homelessness programs, to identify waste, duplication and contracts that aren’t delivering results.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026
Today, many services are effectively organized around ward boundaries, which can lead to duplication, uneven performance and inconsistent access.
—Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Second, social programs should be reviewed for redundancies and duplications.
—Rose Evans
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
My approach starts with a full audit of current spending, especially in homelessness programs, to identify waste, duplication and contracts that aren’t delivering results.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for duplication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
Noun
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Eastern Ukraine — There is a whirr, a flurry of dust, a pause as the grainy image recalibrates, and then a devastating blast.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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This new image uses data from the Sentinel-3 mission to show in vibrant color just how extreme and far-reaching this heat has been.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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Cloud platforms provide services from microtasks like data labelling to freelance design and copy-editing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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In the row behind him was Jameson’s favorite masked menace, reading a copy of the Daily Bugle.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Try activities that require new strategies rather than repetition of familiar ones, like escape rooms or murder mystery events/parties.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Even when some of the tricks become apparent, each new repetition somehow delivers more than the last, though the weightless, old-school video game aesthetic of the alien monster design sticks out even more amid the stylishness of the world captured in-camera.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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The Leovao twins attended El Camino High School, then spent three years at Long Beach State before transferring to Eastern Michigan, which hired former Georgia coach Josh Brewer and received a hefty investment in the program from an alumni group.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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The actress and singer shares 18-year-old twins Emme and Max with ex-husband Marc Anthony.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
26 May 2026
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On the other hand, LiPfe orbs don’t reproduce, and reproduction is one of the fundamental characteristics of life.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Early in the movie, failed architect and failing furniture-store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) discovers a portal into a seemingly endless, unpopulated liminal space filled with distorted reproductions of real-world rooms, objects, and even whole neighborhoods.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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The comparison is not of the apples-to-apples variety, because a late-night host’s last program is bound to win a large audience, just as a repeat aired on a Friday night is not.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
29 May 2026
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Charlotte’s restrictions prohibit many discretionary outdoor water uses and allow violations to carry fines beginning at $100, with escalating penalties for repeat offenses or if drought conditions worsen.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2026
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Sticker trading events are expected to take place across the area, so that fans can gather and swap duplicates.—
Luis Miguel Echegaray,
CBS News,
26 May 2026
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The idea is to take the photo to a 3-D printer that can make a duplicate.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
18 May 2026
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In Nigerian churches, fans hoisted aloft replica trophies at thanksgiving prayer services.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Officers detained many of the people in the fight after chasing them down and later found the replica Glock gun, police said.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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