duplicate
noun
a copy exactly like an original.
duplicated
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past participleof duplicate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof duplicate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
duplicatenouna copy exactly like an original.
Example Sentences
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Supporters say it won’t make any substantive changes, but instead make the rules easier to understand by deleting duplicated language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
Rather, he said by deleting duplicated language in the charter, the rules will be easier to understand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Polleux lab has spent more than 15 years studying SRGAP2, one of several dozen genes that were duplicated specifically in humans.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Its first director, John Negroponte, quickly hired hundreds of people who duplicated the job of the analytical side of the CIA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
“He duplicated yours. Hugo, when you do a cartwheel, keep your body straighter and aligned on a single plane, like a wheel turning. Hugo, do a cartwheel!”
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
