carbon copy

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Recent Examples of carbon copy Assists against West Ham United and Leicester City were near-carbon copies of each other after a looping ball was put on a plate for Haaland to finish — for yet more back-post goals. Mark Carey, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025 There were two goals conceded in the dregs of the contest, carbon copies of the defensive frailties that have plagued Leicester all season. Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 Backup Blake Corum is a carbon copy of Williams, for better or worse. Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 The fresh email wasn't a carbon copy of the first, sent roughly a week ago. Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carbon copy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon copy
Noun
  • The images of Francis washing the feet of young prisoners will forever be etched in our minds.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • There was a grocery list, spice cans, copies of L.A. newspapers.
    Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The museum has housed another copy of this book since the 1930s.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This project marked Sidibe's return to acting after welcoming her twins with her husband.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Hess’s book arrives at a historical moment—post-Dobbs, pro-natalist, techno-dystopian—in which both pregnant bodies and the stuff of reproduction itself have come under an extraordinary degree of scrutiny, judgment, and control.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Fruit fly reproduction Fruit fly reproduction can happen quickly.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • On his return to the home dressing room, Nunez posted a picture of himself with a large cigar.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Nemesis is divisive among franchise fans, but Hardy’s performance as Captain Picard’s secret clone Praetor Shinzon feels exactly right.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But in the broader context, the sequence depicted something deeper — a portrait of a Thunder team that isn’t just young and talented but wired to compete on every possession, down to the final buzzer.
    Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • While body makeup was at play, the actor — whose tats range from tributes to old girlfriends to a portrait of Hillary Clinton — is well on his way to a clean slate.
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025

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