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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
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
In the case of a social network, like these SlopTok clones, frictionlessness is highly desirable.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
The labels have for the most part taken a cautiously experimental approach to AI music in the past several years, granting licenses to a few companies to create tools like AI voice clones or music generators, but suing several developers who didn’t get licenses for their models.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Delphi’s digital clones embody that vision.
—William Jones, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Like alien clones of the people her parents are now.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
The new policies also include more explicit bans on unauthorized AI voice clones and deepfakes.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Then, like a rhizomatous plant, its tentacles have spread, producing clones around the world.
—Dennis Hinkamp, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
But surrounding yourself with emotional clones won’t build resilience—it’ll just reinforce your stress.
—Marc Brackett, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
While fans of Dalio’s strategy—and those looking for a new sounding board—may appreciate his replication, the rise of AI clones is presenting problems for high-profile and notable individuals.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
In the case of a social network, like these SlopTok clones, frictionlessness is highly desirable.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
The labels have for the most part taken a cautiously experimental approach to AI music in the past several years, granting licenses to a few companies to create tools like AI voice clones or music generators, but suing several developers who didn’t get licenses for their models.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Delphi’s digital clones embody that vision.
—William Jones, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Like alien clones of the people her parents are now.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
The new policies also include more explicit bans on unauthorized AI voice clones and deepfakes.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Then, like a rhizomatous plant, its tentacles have spread, producing clones around the world.
—Dennis Hinkamp, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
But surrounding yourself with emotional clones won’t build resilience—it’ll just reinforce your stress.
—Marc Brackett, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clones
Noun
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Bring multiple copies of your résumé, have questions for the reps and dress professionally.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Oct. 2025
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Once the copies are made, keep them on hand and store the originals in a safe and secure place, Velasquez said.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Go through a corn maze, sip on apple cider, and take silly pictures with the cardboard cutouts.—
Kylie Petty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Hawley even reproduces the kidnapping scene from the film, but with Dorothy as the intended kidnapee.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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And in June, Erdős and Volodymyr Riabov posted a paper that reproduces Yau and Yin’s one-dimensional result for a broader class of band matrices.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Givenchy couture atelier created four iterations of the little black dress—one original and three reproductions.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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The collection included reproductions of uniforms worn by each profession and Johnson’s modernized interpretations, enhanced with waterproofing, durability and thermal regulation.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Tonight, one of the replicas hits the Paramount Studios runway on model Olivia Petersen.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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The exhibition highlights over 40 life-size animatronic replicas of dinosaurs in their habitats, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, Velociraptors and Stegosauruses.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The vessel has other eco details such as synthetic teak that replicates authentic teak in both looks and the ability to stay cool underfoot, a bio-resin in the layup, among others.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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To strengthen local talent, Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington, is launching an Energy Learning Center with a simulator that replicates X-energy’s control room.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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Simons married his wife Annie in 2008, and the couple welcomed twins in 2011.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss The Winklevoss twins became some of the first cryptocurrency billionaires after using a multi-million-dollar legal settlement from Mark Zuckerberg to invest in Bitcoin more than a decade ago.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hawke renders Hart as the most erudite barfly to buzz around mid-century Manhattan.—
Kyle McGovern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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There are unanswered overtures from the choir’s pianist Horner (Robert Emms), a soft, vulnerable young man whose conscientious-objector status renders him a fellow outsider.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Clones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clones. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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