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carbon copy

noun

Definition of carbon copynext
1
as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another the child is a carbon copy of his father

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2
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 With each passing day, Gerber is looking more and more like a carbon copy of her supermodel mom. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 28 July 2026 The matches — admittedly played in much less friendly environments than Monday – were almost carbon copies of the Americans’ loss to Belgium. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 From the outside, the villa was almost a carbon copy of the Tuscan farmhouse (renovated by Crosby Studios) that graced AD’s October 2025 cover, though with a lot less chrome in the interior. — Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026 Of course, these three chipmakers aren't carbon copies of each other — for example, Intel has a fledgling third-party manufacturing business that's excited investors. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for carbon copy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon copy
  1. image
  2. copy
  3. twin
  4. reproduction
  5. replica
  6. picture
  7. clone
  8. portrait
Noun
  • Light enters, and an image is reflected, but one’s consciousness is scaleable, elastic, shrinkable to the space within the glass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • By now, Donohue would have been confident that Haaland was factually onside, but there was still the final stage, which is to approve an image that would be sent to the broadcasters.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • However, the Daily Mail reported that on Monday a truck carrying copies was travelling between a printing plant and a warehouse in the Netherlands when it was intercepted while parked in a lay-by, with four copies of the book mysteriously stolen.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Apparently, the king was not given an advance copy, but Prince Harry did receive one weeks ago.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of copy
Noun
  • With Oklo, the team is building machine-learning systems and digital twins for electrorefining.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Pigeon Sisters — Desi Amato as Gwendolyn and Penny Amara as Cecily — are played as distinct individuals rather than as near-twins as often happens.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of twin
Noun
  • But warmer temperatures favor mosquito reproduction and can mean the transmission season sometimes lasts as late as November, Bella explained.
    — Giada Zampano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Copyright law then provided a framework for determining ownership, licensing, reproduction and compensation.
    — Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of reproduction
Noun
  • The museum learned about the model after a video shared by Macken’s daughter featuring the replica went viral, prompting staff to reach out.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers will also create a 3-D scan of the tooth, which will be used to produce a replica.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of replica
Noun
  • But then this little picture called The Odyssey came calling for Annie.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Like all the other participants in the beginning class, Bugumba also has an artistic bent, bringing a tumbler artistically decorated with cat logos and a phone case covered with feline pictures.
    — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of picture
Noun
  • Criminals in 2026 can craft convincing emails and clone familiar voices with alarming accuracy.
    — Emily Elconin for CNN, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some females, however, reproduce asexually by making clones of themselves.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of clone
Noun
  • Pretenders, the portrait of this first-ballot frontwoman’s venerable punk outfit that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, gives you a possible answer pretty quickly.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For the first time, Zvyagintsev made a movie outside of Russia, moving Minotaur’s production to Latvia to stand in for a brutally frank portrait of his homeland at the dawn of the Ukraine war.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of portrait

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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon%20copy. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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