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
Preserving tissue while the pet is alive improves cloning success rates.
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Ryan Brennan
march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Preserving tissue improves cloning success rates.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Preserving tissue improves cloning success rates — a lesson Anderson learned the hard way after degraded samples contributed to her four-year wait.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Ramp showcased The Office character Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) cloning himself to get all of his paperwork done.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Dennhardt said restoring the island will also involve ripping out invasive plants, cloning rare plant species and seeding the landscape with natives.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The video makes sense now—it was made by cloning the son’s face, using an AI generator to superimpose it on the shooter and recording the screen with a phone to remove the generator’s watermark.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
Liza Minnelli is standing by her decision to use an AI voice-cloning company on her first new song in 13 years.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
The process involves taking cuttings from several vines and propagating them, which promotes genetic diversity, as opposed to cloning, in which only one vine is used, leading to uniform genetics across a vineyard.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Ryan Brennan
march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Preserving tissue improves cloning success rates.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Preserving tissue improves cloning success rates — a lesson Anderson learned the hard way after degraded samples contributed to her four-year wait.
—Ryan Brennan
march 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
Ramp showcased The Office character Kevin Malone (Brian Baumgartner) cloning himself to get all of his paperwork done.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
Dennhardt said restoring the island will also involve ripping out invasive plants, cloning rare plant species and seeding the landscape with natives.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The video makes sense now—it was made by cloning the son’s face, using an AI generator to superimpose it on the shooter and recording the screen with a phone to remove the generator’s watermark.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
Liza Minnelli is standing by her decision to use an AI voice-cloning company on her first new song in 13 years.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 24 Jan. 2026
The process involves taking cuttings from several vines and propagating them, which promotes genetic diversity, as opposed to cloning, in which only one vine is used, leading to uniform genetics across a vineyard.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloning
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The human brain doesn’t achieve intelligence by copying one type of neuron billions of times, but by combining many different specialized cell types and circuits that work together.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Trader Joe’s is also facing a legal challenge from Smucker, which has filed a lawsuit accusing it of copying its trademark crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, The Times reported last year.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Post-Soviet, Anthropocene, and post-independence frameworks can be overdetermined by these same spatial and political logics, translating them into periodizations that claim to mark historical breaks while reproducing their underlying assumptions.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Dust mites thrive above 60 percent humidity, reproducing quickly and increasing allergen levels.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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At around minute 23, emergency responders are seen rendering care and checking Martinez's body for exit wounds.—
Camilo Montoya-Galvez,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The programmatic shuffle is rendering parts of the old Artemis plan obsolete, leaving major ground hardware half-built and an uncertain future for the Gateway moon-orbiting space station under development.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Mesa College has gotten permission to offer a bachelor’s degree program for prospective physical therapy assistants despite opposition from California State University San Bernardino, which claimed that the San Diego community college was replicating one of its courses.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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For younger cast members who underwent extensive physical training, Yuen emphasizes the importance of finding individual voices within the genre rather than simply replicating what has come before.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Cloning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloning. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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