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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
ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
But surrounding yourself with emotional clones won’t build resilience—it’ll just reinforce your stress.
—Marc Brackett, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Attackers often clone popular apps or tools, then hide malware inside.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Google quickly changed its Android prototype from a Blackberry clone to something more closely resembling the iPhone.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
But surrounding yourself with emotional clones won’t build resilience—it’ll just reinforce your stress.
—Marc Brackett, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
Finnie scored the first goal of the event for the Red Wings, powering his way to the net, and then nearly cloned the goal later that night.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Attackers often clone popular apps or tools, then hide malware inside.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clone
Noun
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Swift had some help in the sales department from many of her fans buying multiple copies of the album.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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However, a copy was not made public.—
Darlene Superville,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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In response to a Star inquiry, the State Department confirmed Arrington’s role in obtaining the replica and described the former director as helpful and knowledgeable.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their 306,000-gallon ocean habitat is complete with a replica shipwreck that houses sharks, tarpon, and several other fish species.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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This one-upmanship obscured testimony on how many games reproduced—rather than created—society’s sexist and racist ideals.—
Time,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, the upcoming release won’t be an exact one-to-one reproduction of the ’02 pair.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
12 Oct. 2025
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While scientists long suspected this energetic transformation was key to reproduction, how sperm powered this transition was unclear until now.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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Malinche’s negative image was solidified by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Octavio Paz.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Another kibbutz member approached a local TV correspondent, urging their channel not to stop airing the images of the returning hostages even as the high-level speeches at the Knesset began.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The team used human stem cells to create three-dimensional, embryo-like structures that replicate early human development, including the formation of blood stem cells.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Reports of individual genes that were purported to cause IQ differences (or personality traits or mental illness) failed to replicate over and over again.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Designed by an in-house architect, the only difference between Rosehill cottage and its Southern twin is that a second bedroom and bathroom were added to accommodate more guests.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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When her twins were two and a half, Bunton hit breaking point after months of dinner battles.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Officers found a man next to the store and rendered aid until emergency personnel arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene, Becchina said.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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Zelig’s technology renders garments on avatars and shows fabric textures and how the fabrics drape, fold and bunch on models of different heights, sizes and proportions, using thousands of proprietary data points.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Clone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clone. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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