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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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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
One way companies reduced costs below that threshold was to merge, avoiding duplication of administrative processes.
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Rita Numerof, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Russell adds that there is a great deal of duplication in the work governments are doing to evaluate AI with a view to regulation.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The episode ends by recreating that famous shot of Diana on a diving board staring out over the sea, which has inspired so many duplications, including a SZA album cover and the poster for this season of The Crown.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Look for alignment, duplication and unclear value in the process flow.
—Graham Peelle, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Rita Numerof, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Russell adds that there is a great deal of duplication in the work governments are doing to evaluate AI with a view to regulation.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
The episode ends by recreating that famous shot of Diana on a diving board staring out over the sea, which has inspired so many duplications, including a SZA album cover and the poster for this season of The Crown.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 July 2024
Look for alignment, duplication and unclear value in the process flow.
—Graham Peelle, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplication
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Untitled shows a half-length image of a distressed-looking figure seemingly wearing a laurel wreath, a symbol of triumph in classical iconography.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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Sean had been pulling images and there was one with this chain mail dress.Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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When your cells are occupied by two viruses, one of them initiates a response that essentially weakens the other and blocks it from making copies of itself, Dr. Murcia explains.Katie Camero, SELF, 22 Nov. 2024
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Join 1 other in the comments View Comments The copy up for sale — which was in an Italian library until the middle of the 19th century and passed through several hands before being acquired by an English private collector — is from 1532.Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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With that, a huge part of any new sports league is finding the right theme song, one that will stick viewers, carrying them through victory and sorrow, and worming its way into the back on their mind after endless hours of repetition.Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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These include: In texts, look for repetition, shallow reasoning and a dearth of facts.Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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They’re projected to start the Miyatake and Muller twins with athletic forward Ellie Frazier. 9.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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The former spouses also share twins Vivian Jenna and Griffin, who were born in 2004, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, who were born in 2006.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Best-of-Show winner at Santa Fe was a reproduction of a weapon set carefully crafted with natural materials like knapped flint, turkey feathers, yucca cord and juniper branches commemorating the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 by Acoma Pueblo artist Dan Vallo.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The replica is smaller — 64 seats compared to the original’s nearly 400 — and features reproductions of the columns, window treatments, wallpaper, carpet and chandeliers from the original Tea Room.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
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That’s because many of the viewers (Netflix reported 60 million+ households tuned in) reportedly experienced widespread performance issues with the platform during the Nov. 15 Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul boxing match, which football lovers and Bey stans alike definitely don’t want a repeat of.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
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Carmel Marching Greyhounds came one point behind Avon to take second place ― a repeat of last year's lineup.Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Nov. 2024
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The kit offers a couple hundred components, but many of them are duplicates.Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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Integrating data from multiple sources—including ERP and CRM software—into centralized data lakes or warehouses and regularly cleaning it to remove inaccuracies, duplicates, and inconsistencies is also essential.Forbes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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History buffs will delight in Punta Arenas’s maritime museum and life-size replicas of the storied European galleons that once navigated to these remote shores.Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
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See miniature replicas of Cincinnati icons, including this year's newest addition: The Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Duplication.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/duplication. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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