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as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
this new digital camera is a carbon of a well-known model costing almost twice as much
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
the bell tower is a carbon of an earlier one that toppled in an earthquake
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Recent Examples of carbon
Deforestation Another major sustainability concern is deforestation – a leading driver of biodiversity loss and rising carbon emissions.
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Namita Gupta-Hehl, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
According to the United Nations Environment Program, the fashion industry is responsible for about 10% of global carbon emissions, more than international flights and maritime shipping combined.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
New Yorkers generate about a third of the carbon emissions of the average American, thanks to our dense living patterns, robust public transit, and vertical housing.
—Grace Rauh, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Put simply, total carbon minus plant carbon equals mycorrhizal carbon.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Apr. 2025
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Namita Gupta-Hehl, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
According to the United Nations Environment Program, the fashion industry is responsible for about 10% of global carbon emissions, more than international flights and maritime shipping combined.
—Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
New Yorkers generate about a third of the carbon emissions of the average American, thanks to our dense living patterns, robust public transit, and vertical housing.
—Grace Rauh, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Put simply, total carbon minus plant carbon equals mycorrhizal carbon.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon
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This project marked Sidibe's return to acting after welcoming her twins with her husband.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The twins worked together on screen again in Own Worst Enemy (2014), 7 Days: The Story of Blind Dave Heeley (2019), and Last Night in Soho (2021).—
Julia Emmanuele,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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There was a grocery list, spice cans, copies of L.A. newspapers.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The museum has housed another copy of this book since the 1930s.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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These are part of a suite of 24 images based on an ancient Japanese agricultural calendar (made up of 24 micro-seasons).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Hurts and Burrows — both wearing white — could be seen in one of the images holding hands while surrounded by candles, with a violinist pictured in the background.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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For a group of animals already at risk due to slow reproduction, additional reproductive stress caused by pollution could make recovery even harder.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Options among the four available range from an exact reproduction (this creates difficult-to-manage text boxes in Word) to unformatted text.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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And behind the scenes, Ocado uses digital twin technology, essentially a virtual replica of the warehouse, to simulate and optimize everything from customer demand to delivery routes.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Paul gives a compelling double performance as both the astronaut Cliff and a robot replica of Cliff temporarily controlled by fellow astronaut David (Josh Hartnett).—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In a way, The Bad Batch became the culmination of everything that had been built around the seemingly simple concept of the elite clone troopers.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Sawyer has played like a clone of Hubbard for the Buckeyes.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Front and center was a picture of Tatum and Williams holding hands, with the actor kissing the model's forehead.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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But Sophie’s name transforms a banal photograph into a picture that leads us into a world of families and the complicated racial politics of the 19th-century West.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Since taking office in 2020, Garrity estimates her office has flagged nearly $2 billion in improper payments annually, including overpayments, duplicates, or payments to the incorrect recipients.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2025
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Then move to cleaning: Remove duplicates, correct errors, resolve inconsistencies and handle missing values.—
Ashar Samdani,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Carbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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