duplicate
noun
a copy exactly like an original.
is duplicating
-
present progressiveof duplicate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Bob Libal, a Texas-based consultant to HRW, panned Mr. Abbott’s call for stiffer state laws, saying Texas is duplicating what the feds already do but without the resources and training to do it right.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 15, 2023
"Being a good second unit director is duplicating the style of the first unit director so that it's a seamless piece of photography," he explained.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2013
Morton's Interior Department has griped that Sawhill's FEA is duplicating Interior's contingency planning to deal with a possible coal strike this fall.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the pastor can speak through the press as well as the pulpit, he is duplicating his influence.
From The Making of a Country Parish by Harlow S.
The mirror of to-night, reflecting the counterpart of yesterday, is duplicating events.
From The Riddle of the Night by Thomas W. Hanshew
