as in copying
to make an exact likeness of
will clone the designer outfit for the ready-to-wear market
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Recent Examples of cloning
The tree, which survives by cloning itself, is also considered culturally vital to the Kizh Nation, an Indigenous group.
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Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
And sure, animals such as starfish and flatworms can reproduce by cloning themselves—but at the end of the day, in most species, the survival of animals rests on their mothers.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
In August 2024, a collective of voice actors and authors sued ElevenLabs for allegedly cloning voices without consent by using copyrighted audiobooks as training material.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Collaboration is also more flexible with Live Share, letting teammates jump into sessions without cloning repos or setting up full environments.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
Visuomotor learning—especially behavior cloning from human demonstrations—is helping bridge this gap, enabling robots to perform complex tasks in challenging conditions without explicit programming.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
There were even recent reports that Ferguson was considering joining a reality show centered on cloning the late queen’s corgis.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
Many organisms like certain plants and bacteria reproduce by essentially cloning themselves.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
The pursuit of truth through artifice would seem to defeat the object, and early experiments, like cloning Anthony Bourdain’s voice, were met with serious skepticism.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
And sure, animals such as starfish and flatworms can reproduce by cloning themselves—but at the end of the day, in most species, the survival of animals rests on their mothers.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 10 May 2026
In August 2024, a collective of voice actors and authors sued ElevenLabs for allegedly cloning voices without consent by using copyrighted audiobooks as training material.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026
Collaboration is also more flexible with Live Share, letting teammates jump into sessions without cloning repos or setting up full environments.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026
Visuomotor learning—especially behavior cloning from human demonstrations—is helping bridge this gap, enabling robots to perform complex tasks in challenging conditions without explicit programming.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
There were even recent reports that Ferguson was considering joining a reality show centered on cloning the late queen’s corgis.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Apr. 2026
Many organisms like certain plants and bacteria reproduce by essentially cloning themselves.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
The pursuit of truth through artifice would seem to defeat the object, and early experiments, like cloning Anthony Bourdain’s voice, were met with serious skepticism.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloning
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Companies brought design in-house, copying IDEO’s approach without needing to hire the agency.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Their other beers show how an American brewery can learn from Belgium without just copying it.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Rather than reworking the demo, the singer became fixated on faithfully reproducing its phrasing and emotional tone.—
Mike Wass,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Antibiotics are medications designed to kill bacteria or stop bacteria from reproducing, including both harmful and beneficial bacteria.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Already, the excess heat in the tank has caused the MMA to harden and clog the failing tank’s valves, rendering it impossible for crews to drain the dangerous chemical or add stabilizing agents, Freeman said.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Officers arrived and began rendering aid to the driver of a black Toyota Corolla, which sustained significant damage in the crash, according to police.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The challenge is replicating and scaling those models, including in developing country contexts where fiscal constraints make the task harder but the need is even greater.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The Canadiens are drawing upon replicating their first-round series win over the Lightning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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“Cloning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloning. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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