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Recent Examples of clone
Noun
The clone scenes proved to be one of many highlights for both filmmakers. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2025 The appeal is built on two ideas: 1) the amazing feat of using prehistoric DNA to clone new dinosaurs; and 2) the terrifying prospect of those dinosaurs behaving like, well, dinosaurs (namely the carnivorous ones). Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
Asking Wheel of Time to replicate that success would be a tall order for any television show in any era—pop culture is littered with shows that have tried and failed to clone another network's successful formula. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025 Biggest offseason priorities: Contracts Winnipeg would ideally clone Samberg — perhaps making a right-handed version — but will have to settle for signing the 26-year-old defenceman as a restricted free agent. Murat Ates, New York Times, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for clone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clone
Noun
  • My mother gave me a copy of The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Matsuo Basho.
    Rebecca Chace July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • To date, Kepler’s books have sold over 18 million copies worldwide.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The luxury real estate development was designed to emulate the City of Lights, featuring its own Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, and a 354-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 13 July 2025
  • Season 3 ended on a major cliffhanger: Both the original Nathan and his replica were captured by evil tech billionaires, and only one of them survived.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • This is a single Periscope camera module and single image sensor, but with two physical lenses, and a shifting prism inside the module moves back and forth between the two lenses as needed to reproduce two optical zoom length.
    Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • These organisms can quickly reproduce, leading to dense blooms and surface scums, particularly in the shallow, warmer parts of the lake, according to the NPS.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The 13-inch OLED touch screen is stunning, with fantastic color reproduction and crisp visuals.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
  • Ross noted that the exhibit includes murals with life-size reproductions of figures that were originally painted smaller.
    Kelly Haramis, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • To believe that churches can direct the laity on how to vote, whether for members of the school board or for the president of the country, is to deny the Christian teaching that all humans are made in the image of God and can understand and follow his will themselves.
    Esau McCaulley, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
  • It was also found in archive images going back 19 years, which allowed astronomers to compute its orbit.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Heck, writers have been using cannabis for four hundred years since Shakespeare died, and so far no one has managed to come close to replicating the man’s genius.
    Sam Kelly July 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025
  • This trader dataset creates genuine competitive moats in ways that traditional Wall Street firms struggle to replicate.
    Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Miami — where the twins grew up and where their mother lives — made a heavy push to keep them home, and was considered a front-runner at various points in their recruitment.
    Brendan Marks, New York Times, 9 July 2025
  • Hanna and Rebecca Lawrence were happy children who shared the kind of bond twins do, but the 8-year-old girls from Dallas were also different from each other.
    Andrew DeMillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Chinese electric vehicles are becoming far more attractive, rendering Tesla's cars less appealing, particularly in global markets.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • The government says that services rendered while a fugitive from your master are not recognized.
    Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 6 July 2025

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“Clone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clone. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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