Duplicate and Spare

Duplicate

Duplicate noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.

Usage example: a duplicate of a house key

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Spare and duplicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead the word "Duplicate" as a noun or an adjective.

Spare noun - An interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original.

Usage example: we promptly replaced the burnt-out lightbulb with a spare

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Duplicate and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duplicate" instead the word "Spare" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

people	duplicate people	spare people
brother	duplicate brother	spare brother

Upon learning that as a duplicate created from time travel he was inevitably doomed to die soon, he calls off the wedding because he wished to spare Leela the pain of her husband dying.

Source: I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Post-Knightfall he goes so far as to set up a dozen duplicate Batcaves all over Gotham, each stocked with everything from a backup database to spare vehicles.

Source: Hidden Supplies
Niko's "spare" was actually the real Niko, and the duplicate is the Big Bad!

Source: Manga / Puella Magi Kazumi Magica

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