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
Livestock are being cloned to produce a perfect herd of farmable animals, such as cows that produce more milk.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Some of the ancient grapes had been cloned.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
The egg is then modified to include DNA from the pet being cloned.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
The result is an embryo that carries the genetic blueprint of the animal being cloned.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Last year, scammers cloned Italy’s defense minister and called the country’s business elite.
—James Richardson, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Her daughter's voice was likely cloned with an AI tool that creates convincing voice replicas and easily masks identities.
—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
Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Some of the ancient grapes had been cloned.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2026
The egg is then modified to include DNA from the pet being cloned.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
The result is an embryo that carries the genetic blueprint of the animal being cloned.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Last year, scammers cloned Italy’s defense minister and called the country’s business elite.
—James Richardson, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2026
Her daughter's voice was likely cloned with an AI tool that creates convincing voice replicas and easily masks identities.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloned
Verb
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In an mRNA vaccine, the vaccine gives the body a section of mRNA, genetic material copied from DNA that encodes one of the pathogen’s proteins.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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During that visit, Pretel brought documents that were copied.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This process will be replicated for dozens of food crops every year.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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LeBron to Bronny for the record Anything that LeBron and Bronny James do on the court together will be distinctly their own, unlikely to be replicated in the annals of NBA history.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Try taking a census of the immobilized population of Los Angeles — otherwise known as our civic statues, rendered in metal or stone.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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After Colon was shot, cops rendered first aid and called for an ambulance.—
Theodore Parisienne,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Seagrasses have transformed, lost, or duplicated dozens of genes.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, artificial intelligence companies are threatening to take their most advanced data centers elsewhere if the state doesn’t weaken certain privacy laws that Aurora has now duplicated through its new regulations.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Cloned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloned. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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