duplicate
noun
a copy exactly like an original.
are duplicating
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present progressiveof duplicate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Patients may not realise they are duplicating ingredients, exceeding recommended amounts, or taking products that could interact with prescribed medicines," says Prof Victoria Tzortziou Brown, president of the Royal College of GPs.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Teams that include both Democrats and Republicans are duplicating every ballot so they can be scanned and extra workers were brought in to help.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2022
“The programs are duplicating too fast,” the short human says.
From Nature ● Nov. 10, 2015
The different WHO collaborating centers are duplicating some of the work on purpose, McCauley says.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 16, 2013
If we set up another committee by resolution, we are duplicating the work of that committee, or overlapping.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association
