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
Whole categories get cloned on a weekend.
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Ankur Shah,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Popolis said it was cloned from the first of the witness lindens to come down in 1993, with help from the Morton Arboretum.
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Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
This is why fruit crops are almost always propagated vegetatively, or cloned, rather than grown from seed.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
In 2014, a hacker reportedly claimed to have cloned a fingerprint of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, then Germany's defense minister, using close-up photos taken at a press event.
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Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Camarena, who told detectives he had been genetically cloned in Orange County, was sentenced to life in prison for that assault.
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Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
Chatter over Carrey's appearance was taken to extremes when some onlookers alleged he had been cloned.
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Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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
Ankur Shah,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Popolis said it was cloned from the first of the witness lindens to come down in 1993, with help from the Morton Arboretum.
—
Paul Eisenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
This is why fruit crops are almost always propagated vegetatively, or cloned, rather than grown from seed.
—
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
In 2014, a hacker reportedly claimed to have cloned a fingerprint of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, then Germany's defense minister, using close-up photos taken at a press event.
—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
Camarena, who told detectives he had been genetically cloned in Orange County, was sentenced to life in prison for that assault.
—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
Chatter over Carrey's appearance was taken to extremes when some onlookers alleged he had been cloned.
—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
Livestock are being cloned to produce a perfect herd of farmable animals, such as cows that produce more milk.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
Some of the ancient grapes had been cloned.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloned
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The thing being copied is the asset.
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The tempo was so precise and the drums were copied exactly.
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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If the results are replicated in future research, some food preservatives may face additional safety reviews focused on their effects on the cardiovascular system, the researchers suggested.
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Can it be replicated by other researchers?
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For quieter moments, the bedrooms offer a calmer counterpoint, including one rendered in soothing blue tones with views over the lush greenery surrounding the home.
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Everything else, no matter how massive in scale or painstakingly rendered, is just sound and fury, not the master nor commander of anything.
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Modern frameworks can create impressive experiences, but if the underlying data is inconsistent, duplicated or poorly governed, performance, personalization, AI and scalability all suffer.
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And none of those players ever really duplicated their numbers once leaving Tampa Bay.
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“Cloned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloned. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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