duplicate
noun
a copy exactly like an original.
had duplicated
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past perfectof duplicate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Although the number was bogus, Paul encountered the court's genuine automated switchboard message - which the criminals had duplicated to make the scam more convincing.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2025
Mr. Rodriguez also argued that the San Antonio pre-K program, which was one of Mr. Castro’s chief accomplishments as mayor, had duplicated existing programs like Head Start.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2019
Initially officials suspected a technical malfunction, but by Saturday afternoon it was clear that someone in the area had duplicated a radio signal used to trigger the sirens.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2017
Nonetheless, by 2007, "six international labs had duplicated the mouse experiments," she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2011
It was one of the rooms that had been re-created on the soundstage, and the team was impressed by how well the set designers had duplicated it.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
