duplicate
noun
a copy exactly like an original.
was duplicating
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past progressiveof duplicate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He told me last year that he thought he was duplicating himself, so there might not be a Part Two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
“We even found out about a locksmith in Europe who was duplicating keys,” Ms. Harrison said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2012
And even then, how to tell if someone else was duplicating your effort across the world or down the hall?
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2012
The notorious Bozo NYC, who once was duplicating and giving away copy-protected programs by the dozens, is now a software author himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oftentimes in brooding thought he went back to the little Steve who was duplicating his own early life in the old home.
From The Boy from Hollow Hut A Story of the Kentucky Mountains by Isla May Mullins
