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
Today, many services are effectively organized around ward boundaries, which can lead to duplication, uneven performance and inconsistent access.
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Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Second, social programs should be reviewed for redundancies and duplications.
—Rose Evans
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
My approach starts with a full audit of current spending, especially in homelessness programs, to identify waste, duplication and contracts that aren’t delivering results.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
That duplication has raised concerns about staff consolidations and widespread newsroom layoffs.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Second, social programs should be reviewed for redundancies and duplications.
—Rose Evans
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
My approach starts with a full audit of current spending, especially in homelessness programs, to identify waste, duplication and contracts that aren’t delivering results.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
That duplication has raised concerns about staff consolidations and widespread newsroom layoffs.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
Noun
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Additional images showed an unknown number of snakes curled on top of one another inside a large crate that was placed in the back of an officer’s vehicle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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While Washington was private about his Anglican beliefs and a supporter of religious freedom for all faiths, Christian nationalists have been reviving the image, and with it, the claim that the US is an inherently Christian nation at its origin.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Destinee Adams wrote the copy for this piece.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
13 May 2026
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Ability to quickly attach physical copies of your work to your records.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The action itself is mundane, almost aggressively ordinary, yet the repetition becomes psychologically adhesive.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
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Harris adapted Is God Is from her play of the same name, and the theatrical spirit lives on in the film through the rhythm and repetition of the dialogue.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Also, one of the things my co-composer, Joseph Shirley, and I were tasked with doing was coming up with a sound for when the twins are engaging in telepathy, speaking to each other with their minds.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
19 May 2026
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The twins began high school that fall.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Another painting in the cycle had been replaced by a yellowing photographic reproduction.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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The stigma tied to conditions framed primarily around reproduction—especially those that are often misdiagnosed or undertreated—can also affect a patient's mental health over time.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2026
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The clinic has become known for combining high-end aesthetic treatments with destination beauty travel, particularly for international celebrity clients who return for repeat visits.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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The clinic has become known for combining high-end aesthetic treatments with destination beauty travel, particularly for international celebrity clients seeking privacy and repeat visits.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
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Removing duplicates will not alter the substantive analysis ED must conduct for each borrower, or the order in which ED processes requests.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Creating a Dayton duplicate is less work for the NCAA, after all.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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That, of course, is the same plate seen on the show, and the same one on the Volo Museum's replica.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Adult shirts are £85 for replicas, £12o for authentic cuts (closer to what players wear in games), and £130 for the authentic long sleeve version.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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