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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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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
Information was duplicated across five or six locations, sometimes appearing in slightly different configurations. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026 Reducing the number of physical test vehicles and duplicated validation efforts needed because data and context carry forward. — Yu Fang, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Indeed, because the 100th anniversary special won’t be duplicated, like an annual awards program, or last for weeks, like a soccer tournament, advertisers likely feel assured their backing of the extravaganza will get noticed. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 Foster care leaders said the program duplicated existing services. — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 That Robert Zemeckis film will never be duplicated or topped, but there’s a difference between these films worth teasing out. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 The two studio lots also boast dozens of soundstages; century-old fortresses that would not be easily duplicated. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 Across federal, state, and local government, agencies have historically solved similar technology problems independently through separate procurement cycles, isolated vendor contracts, and duplicated development spending. — William Jones, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 If that can be duplicated, replicated, and even improved upon, all the better, and all the more worth celebrating and examining. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicated
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
  • The lecture last week focused on how anti-Mexican politics have always worked in Orange County and usually go on to be copied nationwide.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In traditional enterprise architecture, data is largely stored, copied and moved.
    — Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • This has been replicated many times before, even by Lacoste, but most notably by the brand Sneex.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Traditional data mapping focuses on where information is stored and replicated.
    — Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The average rent in Spain has almost doubled in the past 10 years.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The cost of steel is up more than 50%, while copper and aluminum prices have nearly doubled, according to Julio Dal Poz, a managing director at FTI Consulting’s energy transition practice.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 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
Verb
  • As luck would have it, the exhibition catalog contained an archival photograph of the very painting, originally reproduced in a 1952 Chicago Review piece on Abercrombie’s exhibition at Newman Brown Gallery.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • These earliest plants evolved from water-living multicellular green algae—descendants of the cyanobacteria—and reproduced using spores.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Callum whispered his choices and Maya repeated them loudly to the server.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Facing elections in three weeks, Netanyahu has repeated that statement on multiple occasions, rarely if ever mentioning that not all of the hostages returned home alive.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Cameras multiplied the audience onto the massive display, effectively making it all about the fans before dropping them into increasingly dark and elaborate worlds.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Once Robinson was arrested for Charlie’s murder, the theories only multiplied.
    — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Duplicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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