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duplicated

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verb

past tense of duplicate
1
as in copied
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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2
as in replicated
to make or do again we were unable to duplicate the experiment in our own lab, so we're suspicious

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Recent Examples of duplicated
Adjective
This creates duplicated infrastructure, inconsistent models, and operational complexity. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026 The duplicated sets and near-complete location builds enable the filmmakers to make the most of Carol’s house as a setting. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Verb
These experiments successfully duplicated the same geometry and abrasion observed in the ancient tooth, bolstering the researchers' conclusions. Ari Daniel, NPR, 13 May 2026 Markiplier can’t personally build the system for everybody, and his specific success can’t be duplicated. Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026 That’s a feat Ilginis hadn’t duplicated until Thursday when the sophomore midfielder scored four goals in an 8-1 win over Richards. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026 But their presence in the huddle, their command in the locker room and their ability to steady a team are not traits so easily duplicated. Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 Because of their popularity, his productions were frequently duplicated without authorization. Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 In explaining its move, the regulator acknowledged a long-standing complaint from researchers who have argued that without access to specific data, trial results cannot be easily duplicated, which inhibits greater understanding of how medicines might work. Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 Apr. 2026 Instead of making the caps vanish, the lightning bolt-spewing device merely duplicated them, dropping them in a nearby forest. Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 Seagrasses have transformed, lost, or duplicated dozens of genes. David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicated
Verb
  • It can be copied, replayed, leaked, modeled or eventually extracted.
    Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • De Croon and his colleagues copied this workflow.
    Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Even with extra costs added for post-production, the multiples were out of this world and have practically never been replicated at that scale.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Back to my Taylor Sheirdan example, none of those wannabe Yellowstone shows have been as good, because his unique voice can’t be replicated.
    Derek Lawrence, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Willi Castro doubled leading off the first against Gore (3-4), and Brenton Doyle and TJ Rumfield drew walks to load the bases.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • The lead was extended to 3-0 in the fifth when a hopper by Bumila singled in Ritchie, then became a four-run cushion in the seventh when Bumila doubled to deep center to knock in Heinselman.
    Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • Alves described how black-and-white prints with a photocopied feel, Japanese and Chinese-inspired graphics and animal prints transform basic jeans into pieces worthy of going viral online.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Apatow had with him a chaotic pile of notes—scrawled by hand, photocopied, clearly out of order, some upside down.
    Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
  • Each piece was molded and reproduced using carbon-fiber resin infusion, a process more commonly seen in aerospace manufacturing.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • If those results were repeated in a national election that has to be held by 2029, the party would be overwhelmingly ejected from power.
    Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • When the question was repeated, Graves did not respond.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • Oversized animals, including dinosaurs, bulls, roosters, hens and seals, also multiplied.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Those habeas petitions quickly multiplied.
    Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Adjective
  • The transcribed interview is a test of how much scrutiny lawmakers will apply to powerful men who kept company with Epstein even after his conviction.
    Stephen Groves, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • The Microsoft co‑founder is scheduled to sit for a transcribed interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 10, a source familiar with the proceedings confirmed to USA TODAY.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026

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