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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
5 Apr. 2026
Many organisms like certain plants and bacteria reproduce by essentially cloning themselves.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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
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There’s no denying that Lola Tung has impeccable style—I’m constantly referencing her fierce street style looks—so copying her accessory of choice feels like a safe move.
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In June 2024, Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group sued the AI music services Suno and Udio, accusing them of copying sound recordings without permission to train their models.
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Facing long odds, Sydney commits to leading without reproducing the toxicity she’s witnessed from Carmy.
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Weaving may be the world’s oldest way of reproducing information—and computing is poised to become its final one.
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Officers found a victim suffering from a gunshot wound and immediately began rendering aid.
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Officers began rendering medical aid until emergency medical crews arrived.
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Rafael Castro, big, 6-9, George Washington Similar to Nelson above, Castro was a dominant big man in the Atlantic 10, but replicating that success as a 6-9 (in socks) big man at the next level may require a different approach.
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On Monday, 60 Tao people from Taiwan’s Orchid Island set off on a 111-mile voyage, taking turns to paddle against strong currents to reach the Ivatan people on Batan Island, located in the far north of the Philippines, replicating a journey first thought to have been made more than 4,000 years ago.
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“Cloning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloning. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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