duplicating

verb

Definition of duplicatingnext
present participle of duplicate
1
as in copying
to make an exact likeness of art students trying to duplicate paintings in the museum's collection as part of their training

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2
as in replicating
to make or do again we were unable to duplicate the experiment in our own lab, so we're suspicious

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3
as in doubling
to make twice as great or as many the recipe can be easily duplicated in order to feed a large family

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for duplicating
  1. copying
  2. replicating
  3. multiplying
  4. rendering
  5. renewing
  6. increasing
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  • What sets Fay apart, too, is the harmonious amalgamation of characteristically Italian design with the sensibility of New England—and its earnest commitment not to appropriating or copying a certain aesthetic, but to embracing it authentically and blending it perfectly with Fay’s own design values.
    Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Over time, the tradition gained cultural significance, and many started copying it in the hopes of a prosperous year ahead.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of copying
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  • Inspired by the challenge of replicating human-like precision in physical tasks, the team embarked on a journey to build a basketball-playing robot.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The team attached seven commercially available strain gauges to a flexible wing structure replicating hummingbird wings.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of replicating
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  • Looking down on his realm — a city infested by corruption scandals multiplying like mold spores — Carollo embraced the applause.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • And the options are only multiplying.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of multiplying
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  • This means that the color rendering under a light source should be as natural as possible compared to daylight.
    Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Some celebrities have been accused of operating pump-and-dump schemes with their coins, using their social media following to artificially inflate the value of these coins before cashing in their large holdings and rendering the coins worthless.
    Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of rendering
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  • Why is Max not renewing its deal with Sesame Street?
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • While China has dismissed these allegations, claiming the facilities are merely service centers assisting citizens with tasks like renewing driver's licenses, critics and officials argue the operations serve a more sinister purpose.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of renewing
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  • An increasing number of large and mid-size firms are reporting on their sustainability initiatives.
    Aliza Knox, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Made to the same exacting standards as its French sibling, there are now over 100 wineries - and to house discerning Milanese - an increasing number of hotels.
    Sarah Turner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of increasing
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