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 Their combination to put Arsenal ahead was almost a carbon copy of the Arsenal captain’s goal against Manchester City in the Community Shield last month. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Humidity remains low for Tuesday, an almost carbon copy of Monday's forecast. — Rachael Jay, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2007, an Israeli airstrike destroyed Syria’s covert Al-Kibar facility—a plutonium-producing reactor built by North Korea that was a carbon copy of its 5-megawatt reactor at Yongbyon. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 With each passing day, Gerber is looking more and more like a carbon copy of her supermodel mom. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 28 July 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
  • Aljafari is recognized for his distinctive cinematic practice exploring memory, history, identity and the politics of images.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than embrace the provocative image associated with some of her early roles, Portman maintained a more reserved public image.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • His breakout comedic dark fantasy comic series Barbaric has sold more than one million copies and is currently in development as a series at Netflix.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • When a server migration wipes out Sally’s treasured videos of him — and her phone containing backup copies accidentally shatters — the only hope is finding the original tapes.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of copy
Noun
  • Dassault Systèmes is creating a virtual twin of the logistics environment using its DELMIA application and 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Caprioni ordered $50,000 fines for each of the counts the brothers were convicted of – totaling $300,000 for each twin and $350,000 for Tal.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of twin
Noun
  • This body of research forms some of the latticework of a social-reproduction theory of education, in which public schools are largely perceived as reflecting and reinforcing the socioeconomic structures of their surrounding community.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Bell replied in his usual jovial manner, agreeing to the reproduction of his photo in the forthcoming article.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of reproduction
Noun
  • Later, however, a faithful replica, also called the Atlantic, was built.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 25 Oct. 2026
  • That team, fittingly enough, will be honored during the Hurricanes’ game on Saturday against Pittsburgh, with the current team wearing replica jerseys to recognize the group.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of replica
Noun
  • As the Chicago meningococcal outbreak illustrates, health officials need a complete picture to protect people from disease and other threats.
    — Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, Raad is best known for his own method of fabulation, marrying stories and pictures, imaginations and histories.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of picture
Noun
  • Artificial intelligence needs as little as three seconds of you speaking to produce a convincing clone of your voice.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Like Avril Lavigne and Jim Carrey, Selena Gomez has received her fair share of celebrity-clone-replacement allegations from online conspiracy theorists.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of clone
Noun
  • But whether a matter of intention or circumstance, what emerges in place of star power is a more intimate portrait of Perry and his decadeslong struggle with substance abuse, leading to his death from a ketamine overdose in the fall of 2023.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • This is a portrait, ballpoint pen on notebook paper, of a woman existing somewhere on Planet Earth.
    — Madeline ffitch, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon%20copy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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