duplications

plural of duplication

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Recent Examples of duplications These secondary variants took many forms, including both small changes and large deletions, duplications and expansions of their DNA. Santhosh Girirajan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025 EnerGeo has also compiled a list of examples of time-wasting duplications of efforts stemming from competing requirements between the MMPA and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 The company is also offering free key duplications for seniors who participate. Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplications
Noun
  • Those moments, the quiet ones between pictures, are the ones that live on in the images.
    Vogue, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The photo carousel also included throwback pictures of the couple from over the years, with some dating all the way back to their time together as preschool classmates.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • With more than 600 million copies of the books sold worldwide, and everything related to them continuing to do well years after the initial release of the books, one wonders how this series remains popular despite the deluge of young adult novels (and controversy) that followed it.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hold for a second and then return to the starting position, completing multiple repetitions (reps).
    Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Her repetitions and stammerings and strange inflections were very much her own, as a perusal of her interviews will attest.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lensed in New York by renowned portrait photographer Platon, the campaign unfolds in bold black-and-white images and a series of short films hinging on the five themes of friendship, respect, connection, trust and warmth, completed by behind-the-scenes moments.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Operators should also follow federal aviation rules when using drones for tasks like mapping, surveying or capturing images at public events.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While genuine antiques from the Ming dynasty can fetch millions at auction, many later reproductions and export pieces from the 18th to 20th centuries still carry significant value.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Day turns to night, their sleep suffers, and the cycle repeats.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • That dynamic repeats when the parties switch positions.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In another nod to Burberry’s heritage, replicas of the 1930s clock from the brand’s former flagship on Haymarket will feature in select pop-ups.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Similar complaints came from Drake and The Weeknd whose own AI replicas were pulled from streaming platforms after public outcry.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kournikova and Iglesias welcomed twins Lucy and Nicholas in December 2017.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Now, life for the mom of four boys, including 3-year-old twins Tommy and Luka, is anything but quiet.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Duplications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplications. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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