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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the child is a carbon copy of his father
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
a clothing company that makes carbon copies of designer duds
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Recent Examples of carbon copy
But the field itself will not be a carbon copy of where these Class A players hope to eventually play.
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Opposite Friends Song Friends don’t have to be carbon copies of each other—or do all the things the other one does in exactly the same way.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
These anti-feminist arguments are not carbon copies of each other.
—Ivana Greco, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Speaking to Collider earlier last year, Frost praised Coltrane’s Hagrid performance and told fans not to expect a carbon copy.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Opposite Friends Song Friends don’t have to be carbon copies of each other—or do all the things the other one does in exactly the same way.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
These anti-feminist arguments are not carbon copies of each other.
—Ivana Greco, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Speaking to Collider earlier last year, Frost praised Coltrane’s Hagrid performance and told fans not to expect a carbon copy.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon copy
Noun
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Alpencamper View gallery - 13 images Most bicycle campers just tow, but there are some that flip, that drop, that pitch and that straight blow up.—
C.C. Weiss
May 01,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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However, the image of the Indigenous man is still featured around the campus, including in a large mural in the gym.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Knapp’s wife, Grace Knapp, was presented with a copy of the commemorative street sign.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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There was a stack of six advanced reader copies of my own book.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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David Palmer, in his first year as South Elgin’s coach, knew the twins were his type of players early on after taking over.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Wildlife officials say aoudad reproduce far more quickly, often producing twins twice a year.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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Scientists have documented that increasingly brighter nights are altering animal behavior, reproduction cycles and survival.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Men begetting men is the story, a kind of immaculate cultural reproduction.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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For an all-important sit-down dinner set inside Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper Museum, a team of Italian scenic painters—led by a woman who manages backdrops for an opera in Rome—built and painted a replica on a local soundstage that was about ¾ the size of the original.—
Mara Reinstein,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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This 24-pack of Harry Potter Chocolate Frogs is a near-exact replica of the chocolate frog Ron ate with Harry on their first train ride to Hogwarts in The Sorcerer’s Stone.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 May 2026
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Somehow, the word, in its double-pronged definition, gets to the heart of these pictures, and perhaps is the key to understanding Hurst himself.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Nearly three years after their arrests, prosecutors abruptly brought Bryant into their picture of the killing.—
Jennifer Peltz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Other characters the writer co-created during this time are the supervillain Jackal and Parker’s clone Ben Reilly.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Other companies have already deployed AI clones of their leaders in a similar fashion to Customers Bank.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Carly will modify her design according to the needs of future exhibitions, which include shows with Karen Kilimnik and Joseph Geagan; the latter’s will incorporate portraits of members of the Vegas scene, Carly among them.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Through simple text and brilliant animal illustrations reminiscent of Eric Carle’s finest, Caldecott honoree Christian Robinson presents a lovely and nuanced portrait of dads across the animal kingdom, from lions to seahorses to humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon%20copy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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