1
as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
this new digital camera is a carbon of a well-known model costing almost twice as much
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
the bell tower is a carbon of an earlier one that toppled in an earthquake
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Recent Examples of carbon
The sight of a naked-carbon tub as the door swings upwards is a tantalizing glimpse at the engineering underneath.
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
As a carbon-neutral and climate-neutral brand, KORA offsets its environmental impact through tree planting, water infiltration projects, and renewable energy investments.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will this week hold talks at its London headquarters to hammer out measures to reduce the climate impact of international shipping, which accounts for around 3% of global carbon emissions.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The measure would allow companies to reduce their tariffs by buying carbon removal credits.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
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Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025
As a carbon-neutral and climate-neutral brand, KORA offsets its environmental impact through tree planting, water infiltration projects, and renewable energy investments.
—Pooja Shah, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will this week hold talks at its London headquarters to hammer out measures to reduce the climate impact of international shipping, which accounts for around 3% of global carbon emissions.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The measure would allow companies to reduce their tariffs by buying carbon removal credits.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon
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The athlete and model recently sent her only daughter and twin, Lauren Jolie Lockwood, off to prom.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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The episode opens with the voiceover and the hero twins reenacting the Ye’iitsoh mythology in a play.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2025
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There was a grocery list, spice cans, copies of L.A. newspapers.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Oblivion is estimated to have sold over nine million copies in the first nine years of its release.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The asteroid is not fully visible in the first set of high-resolution images NASA released Monday, as the space rock is larger than Lucy's field of view.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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These are part of a suite of 24 images based on an ancient Japanese agricultural calendar (made up of 24 micro-seasons).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Hess’s book arrives at a historical moment—post-Dobbs, pro-natalist, techno-dystopian—in which both pregnant bodies and the stuff of reproduction itself have come under an extraordinary degree of scrutiny, judgment, and control.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Fruit fly reproduction Fruit fly reproduction can happen quickly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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And behind the scenes, Ocado uses digital twin technology, essentially a virtual replica of the warehouse, to simulate and optimize everything from customer demand to delivery routes.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Paul gives a compelling double performance as both the astronaut Cliff and a robot replica of Cliff temporarily controlled by fellow astronaut David (Josh Hartnett).—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Isn't Instagram just a TikTok clone at this point anyway?—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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Other companies rushed to build clones to attract fleeing users.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Friends and colleagues described them as ambitious and socially prominent, though the defense painted a picture of a troubled family life.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Zayn has been in the world title picture and had a bitter feud with Owens come to an end at Elimination Chamber.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, ECE International is reconciling the claims, including identifying duplicate and unsupported claims.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2025
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For example, after an acquisition, duplicate processes may remain from the two merging organizations, leading to process-organization complexity.—
Stephen Wilson,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Carbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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