as in identical
resembling another in every respect
duplicate copies of the portrait that were painted by the artist himself
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
doll carriages that are duplicates of baby carriages
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
a duplicate of a house key
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as in to copy
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 to double
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 duplicate
Kayla Schwoerer, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
The researchers silenced either one or both copies of these duplicate genes, then grew the plants in the lab to see what happened.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
Amy Gu, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Lexington Law also examines your credit report for unauthorized accounts, duplicates, fraud and missing accounts that could positively affect your score.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
David Moin, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Barely a few days into his second term, President Trump has already sought to implement what has been deemed to be a harmful, racist, anti-immigrant agenda with executive actions that fly in the face of human rights and duplicate prior policies that resulted in immense violence and harm.
—Amy Fischer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Making project code transparent meant that agencies could reuse the code and reduce the cost of duplicate development efforts across agencies and levels of government.
—Kayla Schwoerer, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
The researchers silenced either one or both copies of these duplicate genes, then grew the plants in the lab to see what happened.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
Automate Data Cleaning Remove duplicates that may lead to biased AI models.
—Amy Gu, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Lexington Law also examines your credit report for unauthorized accounts, duplicates, fraud and missing accounts that could positively affect your score.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Products at Westgate don’t duplicate what’s sold at other shops there.
—David Moin, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
Barely a few days into his second term, President Trump has already sought to implement what has been deemed to be a harmful, racist, anti-immigrant agenda with executive actions that fly in the face of human rights and duplicate prior policies that resulted in immense violence and harm.
—Amy Fischer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicate
Adjective
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Did both sides not set staffers aside after the call to prepare an identical readout of what was agreed?—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Wong drew inspiration from the philatelic concept of tête-bêche — two identical stamps linked together, with one flipped upside down — for the restaurant logo, while his cinematic style influenced its interior decor.—
Denni Hu,
WWD,
17 Mar. 2025
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The feeling of the photographer’s vivid images were brought to life by a mix of smoky Port Ellen and sunny Clynelish.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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One of the most enduring images in F*cktoys is when AP and Danni ride through town on their motorbike, their increasingly disheveled appearances marking the passage of time and the difficulty of their journey.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Researchers in Pompeii have revealed that a painting initially thought to be a copy, hanging in a local church, is in fact an original work that went missing, by Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna, reports ANSA.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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So pack your bags, pick up that worn copy of your favorite Austen classic, and set out on an adventure that would make even Lizzie Bennet proud.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher, Cake Eater will be released Dec. 30 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But the seven-time world champion was unable to replicate that performance in qualifying as McLaren’s Piastri secured his maiden pole with Hamilton qualifying fifth.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Mentorship, professional development, and spontaneous idea-sharing are harder to replicate in virtual settings.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tesla stock doubled in value in the weeks after Trump’s election but has since shed all those gains.—
TIME,
TIME,
19 Mar. 2025
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The rate of sea-level rise has doubled since satellite measurements began The rate of global mean sea-level rise has doubled since the first satellite record in 1993, to reach a record high in 2024, the report said.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Many of the themes the shows touch on are also similar.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
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The company was formed to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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One approach would be to ramp up artificial neural networks to the level of being an exact replica of a human brain.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Mark Rober, who has over 65 million subscribers on YouTube, tested the vehicle's autonomous cameras by driving at a screen with an exact replica of the road behind it, in the style of a Looney Tunes sketch.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Duplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicate. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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