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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the child is a carbon copy of his father
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
a clothing company that makes carbon copies of designer duds
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Recent Examples of carbon copy
More important than the goals, Kleindienst’s profile overall is pretty much a carbon copy of West Ham striker Füllkrug.
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Manuel Veth, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That said, don’t write this partnership off as a carbon copy of his other properties.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Aug. 2024
The Sprouse twins may have looked identical as kids, but their personalities certainly weren’t carbon copies.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
Super Nintendo World will not be a carbon copy of its sister land at Universal Studios Hollywood.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
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Manuel Veth, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That said, don’t write this partnership off as a carbon copy of his other properties.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Aug. 2024
The Sprouse twins may have looked identical as kids, but their personalities certainly weren’t carbon copies.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
Super Nintendo World will not be a carbon copy of its sister land at Universal Studios Hollywood.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon copy
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Governor’s Veto The website for Kingstree depicts idyllic images of small-town life, with white people sitting on a porch swing, kayaking on a river, eating ice cream, and strolling with their dogs.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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An expanding black circle marks the spread of polar night in the Arctic in this animation of images acquired by the NOAA-20 satellite between Sept. 4 and Nov. 7.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Productivity & Content Creation Tests Our Mac testing isn't an exact copy of our Windows testing protocols, due to the differences in operating system, chip architecture, and software catalog.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, the credit-reporting companies allow consumers to get free copies of their credit report weekly.Marin Independent Journal, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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They’re projected to start the Miyatake and Muller twins with athletic forward Ellie Frazier. 9.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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The former spouses also share twins Vivian Jenna and Griffin, who were born in 2004, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, who were born in 2006.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Biological evolution, with DNA mutations creating the configurations that persist through reproduction and natural selection, would then be only one subset of this broader law.Paul Voosen, science.org, 1 Nov. 2024
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Infections typically occur in the dry season, between December and April, following the reproduction cycle of the multimammate rat in the wet season, the World Health Organization said.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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In the Blue Room, visitors are invited to touch a replica of the French Bellangé antique furniture trim and upholstery, as well as replicas of marble busts, per CNN’s Betsy Klein.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Double Trouble Buck The Double Trouble Buck replica isn’t from a buck that was harvested or even found dead.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Since then, Google Maps has blurred its picture of Fuentes’ house.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Once your account has been created, click your account picture (top left), then Edit profile.David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Thankfully, earlier this year conservationists cloned Willa twice more, producing two new clones named Noreen and Antonia.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The zookeepers freeze plant cells to clone in the future.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
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On the one hand, armor, as Wiley sees it, is a metaphor for portrait painting itself.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour.Essence, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon%20copy. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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