How to Use duplicate in a Sentence

duplicate

1 of 3 adjective
  • I had a duplicate key made.
  • I began receiving duplicate copies of the magazine every month.
  • And the passenger may view their own map, too, thanks to the duplicate screens.
    Michael Harley, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The Cooks then had to pursue a lengthy appeal process to get a $5,200 duplicate charge removed from the bill.
    Sam Whitehead, CBS News, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The email states the postal service is unable to process duplicate orders for the same address.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Joe pops up next, backed by two duplicate copies of Kevin on guitar.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
  • Chrome will remove duplicate New Tab Page tabs in the background.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 23 June 2022
  • This, despite the fact that the duplicate slates of electors were forged documents.
    Libby Cathey, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Still, removing the costs of a duplicate head office and listing function is not to be sniffed it.
    Chris Hughes, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The issue with modern websites is that there are lots of pages that can be the answer to the same question, which means duplicate content.
    Chris Siebeneck, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Schools that showed no net gain for women net or a net gain for men are not displayed in the graphics on duplicate counting.
    Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
  • The original trim, brakes, and a duplicate set of wheels come included.
    Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 29 July 2022
  • There’s a chance that your library is already duplicate-free.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Android for Work gives the duplicate work icons a little briefcase badge, but there's nothing like that here.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Hertz also doesn’t keep duplicate keys on-site for most of its vehicles.
    Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Guglielmi also says that banks should in most cases cancel out the duplicate charge.
    Chandra Fleming, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2022
  • The issue of duplicate accounts and the true size of Facebook’s user base is already the subject of a lawsuit against the company.
    David McLaughlin, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Most of them were found to have been duplicate signatures or from people who were not registered to vote.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Then, Fornshell said, Holmes disposed of the duplicate copies of the citations that would ordinarily be served on the motorists and filed with the court.
    Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2022
  • There is only one duplicate number shared between a defensive back and the punter.
    Stephen Means, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2021
  • But the study was about not running scheduled races at the same time, not about late post times, which, yes, could inadvertently cause duplicate posts.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Parikh said it would be duplicated − the votes from the bad ballot transferred to the duplicate ballot − and run through the tabulator again.
    Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Some observers expressed concern that this might lead to a surge in duplicate signatures, a fear that was borne out Monday.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Overall, just one duplicate ballot contained a Trump vote that was counted for Biden.
    Maria Polletta, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Ask the doctor for a duplicate paper copy that lists the drug, dose, instructions for taking it and reason it is being prescribed.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Each location has duplicate devices to serve as backup in case of an outage.
    Kim S. Nash, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The company announced in a tweet on Tuesday that all duplicate charges will be refunded.
    Isabelle Butera, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • Your best bet is likely to return to your clinic in person to ask for a duplicate card, armed with the reservation confirmation email at the ready.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Expect duplicate platforms such as Google Docs and Microsoft Office 365, among others, in this tech stack.
    Ellen Williams, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Despite Milwaukee's efforts to eliminate duplicate street names, the Laytons aren't the only repeaters on city maps.
    Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2024
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duplicate

2 of 3 verb
  • She duplicated the video to give to family and friends.
  • Unfortunately, the results of the first study could not be duplicated.
  • The league won’t be able to duplicate that in its return.
    Brian Mahoney, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The craftsmanship of the Cathey House would be hard to duplicate.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 19 July 2023
  • But given there’s nothing like a World Cup game and no way to duplicate it, there is truth to it.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
  • These genes can duplicate themselves, and even move around the human genome.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 29 June 2022
  • And the GOP is looking to duplicate Youngkin's success in this year's midterm elections all over the country.
    NBC News, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Of course, clients couldn’t duplicate the look at home, and a product line was the next logical step.
    Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Those of you with a wood stove in your house, or even a boiler can duplicate that gas station jerky right at home.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2022
  • The Fever just haven’t been able to duplicate their quality performances over the last two months.
    Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The instructions are easy to duplicate at home, and the recipe comes together in minutes.
    Christina Montoya Fiedler, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 May 2023
  • Can Aaron Judge duplicate his AL-record 62 home run season?
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
  • These are genuine, OG tees, that can be worn with just about anything, and have that cozy fit that just can't be duplicated.
    Brad Lanphear, menshealth.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • To duplicate in your own room, add flowers and a linen coverlet.
    Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Many don’t mention her in street style, but her videos and looks were being duplicated.
    R29 Unbothered, refinery29.com, 11 July 2023
  • But this San Diego team, which was trying to duplicate the Cavers’ 2018 championship club, would not go away.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • All these years later, no one has duplicated the Great One’s artistry.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Robb’s five-page guide at the end of his book is a perfect how-to for bike enthusiasts who want to duplicate some of his excursions.
    Elaine Sciolino, Washington Post, 29 July 2022
  • Fallston sees also poised to duplicate results from a year ago.
    Randy McRoberts, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2022
  • There's also a ‘flipping effect' that is hard to duplicate or counterfeit, the DMV says.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 7 June 2023
  • Cooper also had a great season catching deep passes in 2019, and the Browns would surely love to duplicate that.
    Scott Patsko, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The first man and woman to run back and duplicate the pattern exactly on their board first win and are safe from elimination.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 May 2022
  • Players often are able to order duplicate championship rings to wear or display while the real one is kept in a safe place.
    Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 10 Apr. 2022
  • Celeste, 85, is optimistic other Ohio Democrats will be able to duplicate his feat.
    Sabrina Eaton, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Strong was a prolific producer as both a runner and receiver in college and could duplicate that as a pro but will need to wait his turn.
    Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022
  • But Central Perk's creators are quick to clarify that the space isn’t an attempt to duplicate the show’s original set.
    Megan Johnson, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Turn them into case studies that customers can use to duplicate success.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes, 24 July 2022
  • The overall athleticism combines with the unmatched arm strength like few prospects can duplicate even at the collegiate level. ...
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 21 Mar. 2022
  • As a protective measure, companies break up production stages, or duplicate them, and put them in different locations.
    David L. Stern, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The research has duplicated the benefits of green lenses in countering Sharrah’s symptoms and found that manipulating colors in lenses helped others with PMO as well — although the colors that work might differ.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
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duplicate

3 of 3 noun
  • In case you lose your keys, keep a set of duplicates somewhere safe.
  • In a duplicate event, West leads a club against four hearts.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 27 July 2019
  • Tap the Merge button next to any pair of duplicates to get rid of the extra one.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Many of those customers had to call or go down to their banks to get the duplicate charges removed.
    oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Brush edges with water and place a duplicate cutout on top. Crimp edges with a fork.
    Tara Bench, Country Living, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Making the duplicate accounts turned out to be a breeze.
    Jack Nicas, New York Times, 7 July 2018
  • In an open area to the side of the pavilion lie duplicates of all the inscribed monuments.
    New York Times, 1 June 2018
  • No team can have duplicates of the same character in a match.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2020
  • But even that does not fully capture the extent of the duplicate counts.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2021
  • If there is anybody that could be a duplicate of Tyler Allgeier, this is the guy.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • But in most of the duplicates, Manalo gets the details right.
    Robert Boyd, Chron, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The use of duplicate sheets to determine the winner was also condemned by the court.
    Rabson Kondowe, Quartz Africa, 3 Feb. 2020
  • What is unique about duplicate is that everyone plays the same hands.
    Beverly Friend, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Its duplicate just arrived here and is stored in a Vashon warehouse.
    Erik Lacitis, The Seattle Times, 20 Aug. 2018
  • The affidavit said that while many of the images were duplicates, an agent had found three unique photos, all of nude girls.
    Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The plan was to gather duplicates of recordings whose masters were lost.
    New York Times, 11 June 2019
  • The goal is to be a more effective version of themselves, not a duplicate of someone else.
    Ryan Lahti, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • The program, which looks for matches based on date of birth and first and last names, seeks to find duplicate registrations.
    Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Once upon a time there were Three Little Pigs, each sitting South in a duplicate.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Gurriel's 13th homer of the season was nearly a duplicate of his 12th, which occurred the night before.
    Brent Zwerneman, Houston Chronicle, 6 July 2019
  • Since so many of these items are perfect to tuck away now for gift-giving later, there is no reason not to add duplicates to your cart stat.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023
  • If a claim turns out not to be a duplicate, nobody outside the insurer handling that claim should ever be able to see that record.
    Richard Gendal Brown, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • The home exterior and garden are featured in the film, and the interior was built on stage along with a duplicate of the garden.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
  • If the saw snaps a piece, for example, cutting a duplicate may not be possible.
    John D. Tulenko, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2020
  • They're asked to put in a request every morning to reduce duplicates.
    Mykal McEldowney, Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2020
  • One of each category, though, was a duplicate of a complaint that remains in the system.
    Sean Cotter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Chances are the folks at Big Machine Racing will be requesting the original, or at least a duplicate.
    John Sturbin, Dallas News, 21 May 2022
  • When one person handed an envelope to the presenter, the other was supposed to put the unused duplicate in a briefcase and move on to the next.
    Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The lists are dotted with petty duplicates submitted by neighbors, often with slightly different spellings.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
  • His staff now must begin validating the signatures by weeding out duplicates and ensuring that each one belongs to a registered voter living in Alameda County.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024

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