cloning

verb

present participle of clone
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 Researchers found that malicious repositories could steal Anthropic API keys by cloning them. — Santhosh Jayaprakash, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The tree, which survives by cloning itself, is also considered culturally vital to the Kizh Nation, an Indigenous group. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloning
  1. copying
  2. reproducing
  3. rendering
  4. replicating
Verb
  • While copying the last testament of his predecessor—which warned of the dire need for a strong military—the young Dalai Lama discovered that corrupt officials were embezzling army funds.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
  • On top of all this, the printer's interface is easy to understand, with a two-line LCD, simple buttons, and a number pad for tasks such as printer settings, copying documents, and sending faxes.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of copying
Verb
  • The pond is overstocked as a result of the fish naturally reproducing, Zibert said.
    — Zuri Primos July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
  • Rather than simply reproducing the work, the designers transformed the painting’s floating metallic bells into a repeating pattern of pink and blue soccer balls.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of reproducing
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  • Paramount has argued that the entry of streaming giants such as Netflix, Amazon and Apple into entertainment has altered the landscape, rendering such antitrust concerns obsolete.
    — David Folkenflik, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • Historically, the two use different formats and software and have different levels of detail depending on what type of machine is rendering them and whether the rendering is pre-baked or being done in real time.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of rendering
Verb
  • If all four can come close to replicating their three-point efficiency last season, the Heat might have enough distance shooting.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • While Hargitay’s pants were a lighter shade of khaki, this pair from Quince has a similar cut for replicating the look.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of replicating

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