as in copied
to make an exact likeness of
will clone the designer outfit for the ready-to-wear market
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Recent Examples of cloned
His estate cloned his voice and is now producing titles with a zombie narrator.
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Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
It can’t be scaled endlessly or cloned through code.
—Paul Kopec, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In this special, Foxx addresses these swirling rumors—wild speculations that he had been cloned or even died—with a candidness that feels both refreshing and necessary.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
What are the conditions under which they are bred or cloned and raised?
—Mandy Nguyen, Vox, 30 Nov. 2024
The voice and animation lipsync can be cloned to make the character speak in any language.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Adam Verner
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
It can’t be scaled endlessly or cloned through code.
—Paul Kopec, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In this special, Foxx addresses these swirling rumors—wild speculations that he had been cloned or even died—with a candidness that feels both refreshing and necessary.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
What are the conditions under which they are bred or cloned and raised?
—Mandy Nguyen, Vox, 30 Nov. 2024
The voice and animation lipsync can be cloned to make the character speak in any language.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloned
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Those budget airlines long relied on rock-bottom fares and fees for everything else from seat assignments to cabin baggage, a model large network airlines have copied with their basic economy tickets.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Not to be redistributed, copied, or modified in any way.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Copper accurately reproduced internal energy and pressure at high densities.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Emmy® statuette may not be reproduced or used in any commercial manner unless otherwise permitted by the Academies, it being understood that possession of the same is solely for the benefit of the recipient and the recipient's heirs or successors in interest.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Sep. 2025
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And the story replicated across England as the religious and civil landscape was transformed.—
Scott D. Anthony,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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Russian tech firms replicated fast-food apps, ride-sharing platforms, and e-commerce logistics.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Faring even worse is Clara, thinly rendered as an ungrateful child and an obstacle for her mother.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Sep. 2025
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When workers are used as invisible inputs in opaque AI systems that determine hiring, promotions and surveillance protocols, their autonomy can be eroded—and traditional labor rights rendered toothless.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Cloned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloned. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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