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as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
the car is a clone under a different brand name—it's even manufactured in the same plant as its cousin
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as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the new television series is a clone of half a dozen police procedurals already on the air
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as in reproduces
to make an exact likeness of
will clone the designer outfit for the ready-to-wear market
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Recent Examples of clones
Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
In some cases, the clones even lost an entire copy of their X chromosome.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Stumpy was one of the trees cleared for the renovations, but Stumpy clones live on, waiting to be planted when the work is done.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Individuals need control in a world awash with digital clones, but that control cannot harm the freedom of expression our industry relies upon to entertain and inform the world.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The report by the Daily Mail indicated Fergie was set to star in a reality series that would have seen her sell clones of the queen’s corgis, Muick and Sandy.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
Generative AI tools, like text and image generators, voice clones and video deepfakes, have allowed scammers to produce convincing, personalized content at scale, said Winters.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
From athletes and entertainers to journalists to everyday Americans, deepfakes and voice clones can wreck careers, scam families, distort public discourse, and leave a trail of exploitation, humiliation, and real emotional harm across the internet.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
But last summer, an exposé in Wired chronicled his attempts to sell three clones of the greatest polo pony in the world, Cuartetera, against the wishes of her owner and Meeker’s former business partner, the Argentinean polo legend Adolfo Cambiaso.
—Mark Ellwood, Air Mail, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
Editing tools like Descript are also rushing into the growing market for digital clones.
—Taylor Lorenz, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
In some cases, the clones even lost an entire copy of their X chromosome.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Stumpy was one of the trees cleared for the renovations, but Stumpy clones live on, waiting to be planted when the work is done.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Individuals need control in a world awash with digital clones, but that control cannot harm the freedom of expression our industry relies upon to entertain and inform the world.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
The report by the Daily Mail indicated Fergie was set to star in a reality series that would have seen her sell clones of the queen’s corgis, Muick and Sandy.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2026
Generative AI tools, like text and image generators, voice clones and video deepfakes, have allowed scammers to produce convincing, personalized content at scale, said Winters.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
From athletes and entertainers to journalists to everyday Americans, deepfakes and voice clones can wreck careers, scam families, distort public discourse, and leave a trail of exploitation, humiliation, and real emotional harm across the internet.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2026
But last summer, an exposé in Wired chronicled his attempts to sell three clones of the greatest polo pony in the world, Cuartetera, against the wishes of her owner and Meeker’s former business partner, the Argentinean polo legend Adolfo Cambiaso.
—Mark Ellwood, Air Mail, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clones
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In the month following the March 2 vote on the $6 billion tax breaks, more than 100 residents circulated copies of a petition seeking to bring the financing plan to a public vote.—
Ilana Arougheti
Updated April 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
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Moby-Dick initially sold fewer than four thousand copies, of which six hundred were in the United Kingdom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Participants will board a 4-wheel-drive for a bumpy 13-mile tour with frequent stops for pictures, sketches and questions.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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The following slide proved that the bribe worked, as Emma adorably smiled in her school pictures, and the results were perfection.—
Georgia Slater,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The test consisted of a 7-MW grid simulator that replicates disturbances and voltage ride-through events, and a 20-MW load simulator that reproduces real-world demand dynamics such as those created by an AI data center.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 Apr. 2026
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This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.—
Giorgia Olivieri,
Vanity Fair,
28 Apr. 2026
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The world of Busytown, the whimsical universe created by Scarry, has also found a new audience thanks to Inciardi Prints' beautiful tiny reproductions available through Ana Inciardi's Mini Print Vending Machines.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Visitors can purchase both originals and reproductions.—
Jess Lander,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees also wore replicas of their 1921 road uniforms for the first Field of Dreams game in 2021.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Its four decks are decorated in sumptuous textiles, glistening marble, and deep colors accented with pops of gold—not to mention many replicas of Klimt’s work.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Apr. 2026
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Lerner gets plentiful mileage out of his novel’s title, which also connotes the transmission of culture (thought or speech to writing, sound to vinyl) or part of the process whereby DNA replicates.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Researchers at the University of Bristol have created a network of simple mechanical motors that replicates how human muscles respond to increasing load.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Mozart and Beethoven two-bedroom suites each accommodate up to four people—one queen and two twins—and the Dvorak and Blues suites have king and sofa beds for up to three people.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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In front of about 40-ish people in the crowd on Senior Night on April 1, the Braves routed Hesston College (where the Sowers twins attended college) 27-7.—
PJ Green
April 30,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this week, the court heard that Ghost suffered cold urticaria after a swim on Bondi Beach, a condition that effectively renders people allergic to cold water.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Even though the economic fallout of the Iran war renders the report somewhat stale, Thursday’s data gives the Fed a valuable look at the underlying conditions before the conflict began.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Clones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clones. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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