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
Ambuj Kumar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Into the woods Title Trouble Hollywood has been around for over a century; duplicate titles are an inevitability.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Fans painstakingly catalogue their collections, trade duplicates, and share creative DIY modifications.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
McNeil’s absence opens a spot for Brett Baty, giving him a chance to duplicate Mark Vientos’ 2024 breakthrough.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Redundant Efforts Separate teams often execute duplicate efforts.
—Ambuj Kumar, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Into the woods Title Trouble Hollywood has been around for over a century; duplicate titles are an inevitability.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
Clones are as much a sci-fi staple as robots, spaceships, and time travel, with every major franchise dabbling with duplicates somewhere down the line.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Fans painstakingly catalogue their collections, trade duplicates, and share creative DIY modifications.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
Related Articles Editorial: Oakland’s Measure A would duplicate taxes residents already pay
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That should tell you something about school trustees’ fiscal irresponsibility.
—Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
McNeil’s absence opens a spot for Brett Baty, giving him a chance to duplicate Mark Vientos’ 2024 breakthrough.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicate
Adjective
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Spirit 70’s hood wears a version of the Porsche crest nearly identical to the badging used in 1963.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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After the meeting wrapped, the three companies issued nearly identical statements.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Annika Kim Constantino,Leslie Josephs,Ari Levy,Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,Hugh Son,Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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These are part of a suite of 24 images based on an ancient Japanese agricultural calendar (made up of 24 micro-seasons).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Hurts and Burrows — both wearing white — could be seen in one of the images holding hands while surrounded by candles, with a violinist pictured in the background.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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There was a grocery list, spice cans, copies of L.A. newspapers.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The museum has housed another copy of this book since the 1930s.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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An online fundraiser for the women's coalition reproduced a letter from the Archewell Foundation, which the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network, independently verified.—
Sophie Carson,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Consider throwing away: Duplicates of receipts or those records that can be easily reproduced.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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He’s had a career season for Sacramento and will need to replicate it for the Kings to return to the postseason.—
Kambui Bomani,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This groundbreaking robot uses advanced artificial intelligence to replicate natural gestures and deliberate actions with striking accuracy.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There’s also a wireless phone charger in front of the gearstick that doubles as a phone mount to use for navigation.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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This event indicated the exoplanet had a planet-to-star mass ratio that roughly doubles the Earth-sun mass ratio.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Another major awards player, the SAG Awards, first introduced a similar category, outstanding performance by a stunt ensemble, in 2007.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Soon, police came for the families of gang members, for people whose tattoos looked similar to those of gang members, for people with any tattoos.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And behind the scenes, Ocado uses digital twin technology, essentially a virtual replica of the warehouse, to simulate and optimize everything from customer demand to delivery routes.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Paul gives a compelling double performance as both the astronaut Cliff and a robot replica of Cliff temporarily controlled by fellow astronaut David (Josh Hartnett).—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Duplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicate. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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