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 could mean fewer meetings, shorter email threads, or less duplication of effort.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The new tool may also need additional refining to avoid duplication.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Managing data mechanics in this arena to power smart cloud-native applications poses significant challenges, including tasks related to data duplication, verification and management.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Managing data mechanics in this arena to power smart cloud-native applications poses significant challenges, including tasks related to data duplication, verification and management.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The new tool may also need additional refining to avoid duplication.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Managing data mechanics in this arena to power smart cloud-native applications poses significant challenges, including tasks related to data duplication, verification and management.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Managing data mechanics in this arena to power smart cloud-native applications poses significant challenges, including tasks related to data duplication, verification and management.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
Noun
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The asteroid is not fully visible in the first set of high-resolution images NASA released Monday, as the space rock is larger than Lucy's field of view.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The images of Francis washing the feet of young prisoners will forever be etched in our minds.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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 title was pressed as a picture disc and made available in small quantities, as just 6,500 copies were produced.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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People who completed the 10 repetitions for each exercise easily for two consecutive sessions moved up to a harder version of the exercise.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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He was inspired by the terse, concrete lines of Gertrude Stein and the repetition printmaking of Andy Warhol.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2025
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The episode opens with the voiceover and the hero twins reenacting the Ye’iitsoh mythology in a play.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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The athlete and model recently sent her only daughter and twin, Lauren Jolie Lockwood, off to prom.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Hess’s book arrives at a historical moment—post-Dobbs, pro-natalist, techno-dystopian—in which both pregnant bodies and the stuff of reproduction itself have come under an extraordinary degree of scrutiny, judgment, and control.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fruit fly reproduction Fruit fly reproduction can happen quickly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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His legs shook, seconds after his repeat win of the 13.1-mile race held every April.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Much of its viewing time is done through repeat library viewing.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, ECE International is reconciling the claims, including identifying duplicate and unsupported claims.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2025
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For example, after an acquisition, duplicate processes may remain from the two merging organizations, leading to process-organization complexity.—
Stephen Wilson,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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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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“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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