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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
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Isn't Instagram just a TikTok clone at this point anyway?
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
But everything changes when Petey, fed up with his assistant Butler (Poppy Liu), clones himself, and out pops an adorable orange kitten, Li’l Petey (Lucas Hopkins Calderon).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
For example, Arcturus places cameras around the edges of baseball stadiums to capture real-time action and generate a 3D digital clone of the game.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Isn't Instagram just a TikTok clone at this point anyway?
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
However, things take a twist when an 18th version of himself is accidentally cloned, breaking the no-multiples rule on the ship.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
But everything changes when Petey, fed up with his assistant Butler (Poppy Liu), clones himself, and out pops an adorable orange kitten, Li’l Petey (Lucas Hopkins Calderon).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clone
Noun
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There was a grocery list, spice cans, copies of L.A. newspapers.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The museum has housed another copy of this book since the 1930s.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
Verb
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An online fundraiser for the women's coalition reproduced a letter from the Archewell Foundation, which the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network, independently verified.—
Sophie Carson,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Kinkade’s enormous 1990s-era success, which saw his work reproduced on everything from collectible plates to La-Z-Boy loungers, dovetailed with the period’s culture war against the sexualization of art.—
Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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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
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Fruit fly reproduction Fruit fly reproduction can happen quickly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The asteroid is not fully visible in the first set of high-resolution images NASA released Monday, as the space rock is larger than Lucy's field of view.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Read on to see a handful of the most spectacular images from the Lyrid meteor shower 2025.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Even her accessories choices have a sophisticated touch, especially her rounded gold-trim sunglasses and animal print oversized tote bag — replicate her look with the items below.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
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Will this new-look Oregon passing attack be able to replicate the recent success under Gabriel and, before him, Bo Nix? Tune in to the Big Ten Network on Saturday for the Oregon Spring Game.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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This project marked Sidibe's return to acting after welcoming her twins with her husband.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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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
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The supreme court could render a decision on whether Bar remains in office, and for how long, based on technical issues.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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As Google points out, these products have had a long life, and they're not being rendered totally inoperable.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Clone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clone. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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