duplicated 1 of 2

adjective

as in reproduced

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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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3
as in doubled
to make twice as great or as many the recipe can be easily duplicated in order to feed a large family

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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
Those who voted on Issue 7A but were not eligible to do so will have their ballots duplicated onto the correct ballot style, state officials said. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 The company started scanning repositories for credentials, began alerting users that their credentials were exposed, and even set up default push protections to prevent affected repositories from being duplicated. — Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicated
  1. photocopied
  2. copied
  3. replicated
  4. doubled
  5. transcribed
  6. reproduced
  7. repeated
  8. multiplied
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
Definition of photocopied
Verb
  • There were city walks, passages of literature copied by hand, guqin music in a classical garden, an incense gathering at a waterside pavilion and a banquet beneath the autumn moon.
    — Li Jun, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually, as lesser talents copied the techniques without the wit, the novelty wore thin, giving modernist cuisine a bad name.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of copied
Verb
  • Efthymiou has also been trying to get a mouse-model study underway where the NCBRS genetic mutations are replicated in mice and studied.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But what if the Christmas card campaign unintentionally replicated a specific individual?
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of replicated
Verb
  • Will Smith doubled to left, advancing to third on an error from Sal Frelick.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Minneapolis Fed reported that a Montana timber company said fuel costs had more than doubled on a project contract signed several months ago.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of doubled
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
Definition of transcribed
Verb
  • The company reproduced them on playing cards, business cards.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The mounting holes, locating slots, and curved bodies reproduced clearly, although visible layer lines and some surface unevenness made these less polished than my fine-detail test prints.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of reproduced
Verb
  • When isolated issues in other states occur, even if proved untrue, the intense and repeated national media attention on them shakes voter confidence here at home.
    — Heather LaMarre, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers repeated this process dozens of times for both the cysteine and zinc proteases.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of repeated
Verb
  • The official said that Rubio had grown increasingly frustrated as the reports multiplied.
    — Matthew Lee, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of multiplied

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“Duplicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplicated. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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