1
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
These sketches of humanity’s future are not carbon copies of each other, either.
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
The pups were carbon copies of their parents, although most people in the comment section thought the husky genes took over.
—Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Kelce knows that her other two daughters, Wyatt and Bennett, look like carbon copies of their dad, Jason.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Employees are rejecting carbon copy gray cubicles in isolated office parks, aiming instead to work at home or in upscale, new buildings with high-tech meeting rooms, lounges and restaurants.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 22 Feb. 2024
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Dylan Scott, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
The pups were carbon copies of their parents, although most people in the comment section thought the husky genes took over.
—Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Kelce knows that her other two daughters, Wyatt and Bennett, look like carbon copies of their dad, Jason.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2024
Employees are rejecting carbon copy gray cubicles in isolated office parks, aiming instead to work at home or in upscale, new buildings with high-tech meeting rooms, lounges and restaurants.
—Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 22 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon copy
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The women aren't seen again until 11 hours later, when, at 4:30 p.m. a security camera recorded the grainy image showing Pearce with Christy over his shoulder at the top of the stairs.—
Jonathan Vigliotti,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2025
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At the time, the image was revealed to have been manipulated after being removed from the Associated Press news wires.—
Vanity Fair,
Glamour,
30 Mar. 2025
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Both sets sold a little less than 2,000 copies, while streaming activity made up the rest of those 14,000-plus units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Instead, law enforcement authorities in the Netherlands identified him after obtaining a copy of the server for a dark web email provider.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Lopez shares her twins Emme and Max, 17, with ex Marc Anthony.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Austin was stabbed in the heart and died in the arms of his twin brother, the twins’ father said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ryan pointed to a Model T 100, a reproduction done of the Ford Model T done in 2003 for the 100th anniversary of the company.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Second, how do social groups affect individual survival and reproduction – in other words, what group traits are under selection?—
Conner Philson,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2025
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The restaurant includes a replica of her television, and tchotchkes throughout the space.—
Cynthia J Drake,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Voice cloning: The 3-second threat With just three seconds of audio, easily obtained from social media, voicemails or videos, fraudsters can create a convincing replica of your voice using AI.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Photograph: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Still, Hynes wasn’t about to paint a pretty picture about losing to the Isles.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The runner vine will fall off and the baby strawberry will become an adult plant that's a clone of its parent.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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In sci-fi, life tends to find a way, and some 200 years later, she's resurrected as a clone.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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Williams stays mostly away from that famously morphing portrait, a memorably chilling piece of the 1945 movie, as in all the various other dramatic adaptations over the years for stage and screen.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon%20copy. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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