as in copied
to make an exact likeness of
will clone the designer outfit for the ready-to-wear market
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Recent Examples of cloned
Her daughter's voice was likely cloned with an AI tool that creates convincing voice replicas and easily masks identities.
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Molly McCrea, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
But when Mickey is cloned prematurely, resulting in multiple Mickeys, both Mickeys find themselves in danger of extermination.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
But soon after, she’s disturbed to discover that kids lost to gun violence — including the shooters — are being cloned and reunited with their families, often to be eliminated again in the next school shooting.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Lua was cloned with help from biotech company Colossal Bioscience using blood collected before her death, Brady said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Before the regular season started, the availability of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was shrouded in so much secrecy that, at one point, there was a running conspiracy theory that he had been cloned.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
Avoid third-party sites that host cloned or tampered versions of popular apps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
For high-profile figures, the stakes of being cloned couldn’t be higher.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
My lab has identified, cloned, and characterized some of the key enzymes that modify histones [a type of protein that plays a central role in epigenetic regulation].
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Molly McCrea, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
But when Mickey is cloned prematurely, resulting in multiple Mickeys, both Mickeys find themselves in danger of extermination.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
But soon after, she’s disturbed to discover that kids lost to gun violence — including the shooters — are being cloned and reunited with their families, often to be eliminated again in the next school shooting.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Feb. 2026
Lua was cloned with help from biotech company Colossal Bioscience using blood collected before her death, Brady said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
Before the regular season started, the availability of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was shrouded in so much secrecy that, at one point, there was a running conspiracy theory that he had been cloned.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
Avoid third-party sites that host cloned or tampered versions of popular apps.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
For high-profile figures, the stakes of being cloned couldn’t be higher.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
My lab has identified, cloned, and characterized some of the key enzymes that modify histones [a type of protein that plays a central role in epigenetic regulation].
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloned
Verb
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Because if our law holds, it will be copied.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Even Target’s decision to use money saved by white-collar job cuts to boost pay for store workers is copied from Walmart, which pivoted faster to digital sales and boosted wages under the protection of its billionaire family, the Waltons.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This article is reproduced with permission and was first published on February 13,, 2026.—
Max Kozlov,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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These prices may seem astronomical, but these whiskeys are extremely rare, only to be produced one time and then never to be replicated ever again, which is why some people are willing to pay a premium to get their hands on one.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Inside, replicated furniture and signage are designed to take visitors back in time.—
Caroline Foreback,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Continuing the direct crossover, the tongue, laces and lining are rendered in white.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
19 Feb. 2026
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First responders, including police, firefighters and EMTs, responded to the scene and immediately rendered first aid to the children, who were coming from Skinner Road School, and the drivers.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Many documents are duplicated for no apparent reason.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2026
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Often imitated, never duplicated.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Cloned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloned. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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