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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3
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
Trump should set up an electronic suggestion box in which federal employees can advise his team (anonymously if necessary) of duplication, logjams, relevance and turf wars.
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
IDs varied by department, fields were missing and duplication was rampant.
—Andrew Siemer, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Acceptance is also required for certain medical services to help control increasing health care costs and to avoid duplication of services.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
Moreover, the duplication of effort, confused lines of authority and gross overstaffing found in Washington is repeated in every one of our overseas posts.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
IDs varied by department, fields were missing and duplication was rampant.
—Andrew Siemer, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Acceptance is also required for certain medical services to help control increasing health care costs and to avoid duplication of services.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
Moreover, the duplication of effort, confused lines of authority and gross overstaffing found in Washington is repeated in every one of our overseas posts.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
Noun
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Scientists created the Mars rover's newest self-portrait by stitching together 59 individual images taken by Perseverance's camera, which is located at the end of its robotic arm.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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The doors to the Eagles’ indoor practice facility opened, and there, towering above swaths of stretching players, were twin images of the Lombardi Trophy, set behind two bold words: World Champions.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Inside, authorities allegedly found more debit cards with numerous names on them, copies of multiple driver’s licenses, bank documents and more than a dozen cell phones, state police wrote.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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But Medicaid experts said that reasoning was flawed, and a copy of a draft 2022 settlement offer — which does not mention Hope Florida — was for the identical $67 million.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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The dog learns through repetition and rewards to associate smell with a person and follow the scent, building up in distance and the scent’s duration.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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Over at Fyre Drill, Viking twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut will invite teams of Vikings to compete to outscore and out-soak each other on this water ride.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Saldaña and husband Marco Perego have done their best to keep their boys, Zen, 8, and twins Bowie and Cy, 10, out of the spotlight.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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This behavior increases their chance of survival and reproduction.—
Harry Bernheim,
The Conversation,
23 May 2025
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Not to get all political right away, but every single frame of this series as a whole, and this season in particular, is colored by the inescapable pressure of fertility and reproduction at all costs.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
19 May 2025
Noun
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One restaurant was cited for repeat violations and rodents and roaches were found at others in the latest round of Plano health inspections, according to the inspection report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 May 2025
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Expect your plant to be a repeat performer but new blooms are not likely for about a year.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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Biotech ingredients are nature-identical, genetic duplicates of the real thing.—
Joshua Britton,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The baby that results from that is an exact genetic duplicate of the original donor animal.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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In a 2021 presentation for the American Musical Instrument Society, Knight introduces replicas of Gray’s devices and gives a demonstration.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
18 May 2025
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Tom Young, a member of the Lansing Historical Society, led the team of Paul Lamborn, John Craig, and Randy Elliott, who quickly built the replica over a couple of days.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
17 May 2025
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“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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