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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
Last July, national carrier Bangkok Air began using a 1% SAF blend, cutting about 128 kilograms of carbon emissions per flight.
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Down the line, Hughes said, private entities could use things like combating climate change to justify a public use for a carbon pipeline.
—Meghan O’Brien, States Newsroom, 28 Jan. 2026
At the same time, energy companies are being called upon to meet rising power demands of data-center developers, many of which are prioritizing carbon-free options.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2026
Temozolomide works by depositing a methyl group—a carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms—onto cellular DNA.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Down the line, Hughes said, private entities could use things like combating climate change to justify a public use for a carbon pipeline.
—Meghan O’Brien, States Newsroom, 28 Jan. 2026
At the same time, energy companies are being called upon to meet rising power demands of data-center developers, many of which are prioritizing carbon-free options.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2026
Temozolomide works by depositing a methyl group—a carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms—onto cellular DNA.
—Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon
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If convicted, Oren and Alon Alexander, 38-year-old twins, and Tal Alexander, 39, could face life in prison.—
Isabelle McCauley,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Twinless was made for next-to-nothing and features O’Brien’s richest screen performance to date as twins — one grieving the death of the other.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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The modern bike on the left is a fairly sharp copy of the 1040s original (right).—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Two members of the Coordination Framework confirmed to The Associated Press having received the message, a copy of which was circulated widely on social media.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Women other than Maxwell were redacted from videos and images being released Friday, Blanche said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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View gallery - 3 images Walking in the rain with an umbrella is never a hands-free experience.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2026
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Indoors, however, there is no winter to slow their reproduction, and female aphids can continue to produce nymphs all year without pause.—
Jon VanZile,
The Spruce,
30 Jan. 2026
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In 1886, Berliner began experimenting with methods of sound recording and reproduction.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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This season, Roseberry continued his mission with a haute couture collection that featured replica reptilian textures, protruding tusk breasts, scorpion bustiers and a translucent two-piece skirt suit rendered in hyperreal blowfish scales.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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The headtopper has an interesting history, as Queen Mary commissioned the pearl and diamond design from Garrard in 1913 as a replica of an ancestral jewel.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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But those competitors have released junky TikTok clones and slop generators.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Still bolder spammers have even tried to impersonate famous musicians, such as when prog rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard pulled their music from Spotify in protest of the platform’s stance on AI, only to be replaced by AI clones.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
15 Jan. 2026
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His picture topped newspapers across the country under headlines announcing that the killer had surrendered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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When the financial picture feels fragmented (too many reports, too much noise, not enough forward-looking insight), leaders hesitate.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The number of documents subject to review ballooned to roughly 6 million, including duplicates.—
Eric Tucker,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Even having a duplicate of a passport can be helpful if your primary passport is damaged, lost, or stolen.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Carbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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