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as in pictures
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 copies
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 carbons
The lipids used to make fats and the cell membrane are built up two carbons at a time.
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ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead of destroying the molecules (which is what most people thought would happen), the beam caused the hydrogens to detach and the carbons to link up, thereby slowly building up a diamond lattice.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead of destroying the molecules (which is what most people thought would happen), the beam caused the hydrogens to detach and the carbons to link up, thereby slowly building up a diamond lattice.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbons
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Many protesters have taken to carrying signs showing pictures of Good.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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As of Sunday, Nado continues his search for Pico, posting flyers with pictures and contact information.—
Veronica Ortega,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The books have sold more than 100 million copies combined worldwide.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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Queens Technical High School spends about $1,000 each semester on 1,600 color copies of The Technical Truth.—
Beth Fertig,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Lemonade twins in Pittsburgh The boys sell lemonade day after day, hour after hour, around the Pittsburgh area.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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His two youngest children, the twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, have Greenlandic middle names—Minik and Ivalo, respectively.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Canvases by Norwegian painter Tyra Tingleff incorporated reproductions of the infamous photos of a nude Le Corbusier, brush in hand.—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Starting January 1, all LV boutiques worldwide will display reproductions of the original monogram patent and the historic wooden monogram stamp in their windows.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Dec. 2025
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As night fell, a crowd gathered at the site of the shooting in a residential area of the city's Central neighborhood, aerial TV images showed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Further images show Ryder enjoying a cocktail and spending time with his little sister, Rani, who Hudson welcomed in 2018 with her fiancé, Danny Fujikawa.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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For the semiquincentennial celebrations, there will be replicas displayed across Philadelphia and around the state.—
Nikki DeMentri,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The ascent takes about an hour, and venders along the way sell religious images and replicas of the cross, as well as roasted corn and Inca Kola.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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The actress, who won an Emmy for her multifaceted work, plays five genetic clones, each with their own distinct personality and lifestyle.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
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As narrator Fennel Tycho explains how the heist went south, Tanzer examines real versus fake, clones versus their primes, and synthselves versus humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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Genebanks send duplicates of their collections to fellow genebanks to ensure an even higher level of safety, should anything happen to their own collection.—
Julia Daye,
Popular Science,
25 Dec. 2025
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In total, Jim amassed 262 pages of spreadsheets and a final count of 1,531 pairs of unique socks, with no duplicates.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Carbons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbons. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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