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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
the car is a clone under a different brand name—it's even manufactured in the same plant as its cousin
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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the new television series is a clone of half a dozen police procedurals already on the air
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as in to copy
to make an exact likeness of
will clone the designer outfit for the ready-to-wear market
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Recent Examples of clone
Lutz Finger, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
This cartoon, which has an anthology-like format of standalone episodes and multi-episode arcs telling the story of the titular three-year conflict, turned the clones from a faceless army into actual individuals the audience grew to care about, making their fate in the films all the more tragic.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
And now the magician — real name: John van der Put — has revealed his latest trick: cloning the beloved Chihuahua who died in November.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
My Students can imagine business ideas and have the AI clone write the necessary code.
—Lutz Finger, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
This cartoon, which has an anthology-like format of standalone episodes and multi-episode arcs telling the story of the titular three-year conflict, turned the clones from a faceless army into actual individuals the audience grew to care about, making their fate in the films all the more tragic.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
Verb
If plant breeders had to wait for a plant to clone itself the natural way, the supply of rare houseplants would be extremely limited.
—Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
And now the magician — real name: John van der Put — has revealed his latest trick: cloning the beloved Chihuahua who died in November.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clone
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Film footage taken of the flag-raising in action proves the photo’s authenticity, though the original copy has been lost.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Feb. 2025
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The notices of firings and leaves come on top of hundreds of USAID contractors receiving no-name form letters of termination over the weekend, according to copies that the AP viewed.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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One of her graduate students, Katherine Shark, made a replica of the Molyneux gown out of muslin which is part of the exhibit as well.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The museum will feature interactive exhibitions and life-sized replicas based on da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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This was seen by more than one million people on X and was reproduced extensively on social media and legacy media outlets.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Evans reproduces an illustration from an 1816 catalog of Sheffield iron products showing nine different hoes.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Feb. 2025
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Six huge modernist panels line the walls, illustrating a boldly revisionist pantheon of Black art through the ages, reproductions of the originals Hale Aspacio Woodruff painted for Clark Atlanta University in 1952.—
Lori Waxman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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One option is to keep Pheromone super sticky glue traps, which attract the male moths, therefore removing them from the reproduction cycle, in your wardrobe or around your home.—
Ellie Pithers,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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But despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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For example, the site posts the flight path, images, coordinates, maps and information from news sources and social media posts for the Delta flight that rolled over in Toronto Pearson.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Many people find that giving back brings them a sense of joy and accomplishment that cannot be replicated by career achievements or material possessions.—
Vikram Joshi,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The biggest push regarding Chase and Higgins is the urgency to avoid these deals lasting into the summer or replicating what unfolded during Chase’s hold-in of camp last year.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The twins first joined forces when Taylor signed a three-year, $33 million deal prior to the 2022 season, becoming the fourth set of twins to be teammates in league history.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The most concrete result of therapy has been Milena’s acknowledgment that childbirth was an agonizing experience; her slow-burning resentment of the ungrateful twins has been building ever since.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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While the haptic controls can be an annoyance, there is a feature that times out in 15 seconds and renders them inactive until a surface is pressed and held.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2025
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On the display side, the 6400 enables True Color Accuracy, allowing screens to render more lifelike colors.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PCMAG,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Clone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clone. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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