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
The process is designed to control increasing health care costs and prevent the duplication of services.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
If there are people with similar backgrounds and talents, Greer said that kind of duplication is ok – as long as they’re kept separate.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Examine every department and cut out duplication and waste.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The information technology department can benefit from advance notice to avoid the duplication of client lists, intellectual property, contact lists, and other data to which an employee may have access before their departure.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
If there are people with similar backgrounds and talents, Greer said that kind of duplication is ok – as long as they’re kept separate.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
Examine every department and cut out duplication and waste.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The information technology department can benefit from advance notice to avoid the duplication of client lists, intellectual property, contact lists, and other data to which an employee may have access before their departure.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for duplication
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
Noun
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Hey Alexa, create an image of traders popping champagne in the New York Stock Exchange.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In images taken from the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday, plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the city, which is the largest in the Gaza Strip.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s more than 500 equivalent copies from the period before, with more than 2,400 of those being pure sales.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Calligraphers like Mustapha produce sacred work, such as copies of the Quran, books of religious poetry, and amulets.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the seals landed in the same statistical range as nursery rhymes, where repetition and predictability help a message carry and be remembered.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Try these exercises and gradually progress them by adding more resistance, sets, and repetitions over time.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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The paper also highlights the potential of digital twins — virtual patient replicas that allow doctors to simulate treatments before applying them in real life.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cadence has expanded this technology beyond chip design towards creating digital twins of data centers including all the functional components.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The findings are changing the way scientists understand ant reproduction, showing that ants can produce individuals of another species as part of their life cycle.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Through pollination, insects enable the reproduction of flowering plants, including many that form the base of food chains or are agriculturally important to humans.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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According to the research the solutions include having stored payment credentials (card-on-file) to reduce friction and encourage repeat purchases.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Let’s call this a repeat of December’s fixture last season.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Analysts like him would pore over positive duplicates of negatives, examining them under a micro-stereoscope to see sites in three dimensions.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Clean up messy data, remove duplicates and make sure everything follows a consistent format.—
Samuel Darwin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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There is also an actual mechanical shark that visitors can manipulate, albeit a scale replica.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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One of the new additions to the lobby is a replica of a 1925 chandelier, recreated by artisans from photos that were discovered of the original ornate light fixture.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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