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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
The wheel route touchdown Justin Herbert threw to running back Kimani Vidal in the first half looked like a carbon copy of the play Seattle hit for a touchdown in Week 1.
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
Projects to resurrect animals that have gone extinct more recently — the mammoth, dodo and Tasmanian tiger — are reaching an inflection point, although the goal is to create a hybrid approximation of those creatures, not carbon copies.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
More important than the goals, Kleindienst’s profile overall is pretty much a carbon copy of West Ham striker Füllkrug.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That said, don’t write this partnership off as a carbon copy of his other properties.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Aug. 2024
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Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2024
Projects to resurrect animals that have gone extinct more recently — the mammoth, dodo and Tasmanian tiger — are reaching an inflection point, although the goal is to create a hybrid approximation of those creatures, not carbon copies.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
More important than the goals, Kleindienst’s profile overall is pretty much a carbon copy of West Ham striker Füllkrug.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
That said, don’t write this partnership off as a carbon copy of his other properties.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon copy
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Untitled shows a half-length image of a distressed-looking figure seemingly wearing a laurel wreath, a symbol of triumph in classical iconography.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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Unlike those painters, however, Mathieson had to create his images on location with an army of collaborators and the challenge of crafting beautiful images when Scott’s preference is to shoot with as many cameras as possible — something Mathieson says makes lighting exponentially more difficult.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Nov. 2024
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Join 1 other in the comments View Comments The copy up for sale — which was in an Italian library until the middle of the 19th century and passed through several hands before being acquired by an English private collector — is from 1532.Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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When your cells are occupied by two viruses, one of them initiates a response that essentially weakens the other and blocks it from making copies of itself, Dr. Murcia explains.Katie Camero, SELF, 22 Nov. 2024
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The dad of 12 was also seen wearing matching Jack-O-Lantern costumes with his twins Moroccan and Monroe, 13, as well as one of his younger kids.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Similarly, personalized digital twins are emerging in the healthcare industry.Srinivas Vadhri, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The Best-of-Show winner at Santa Fe was a reproduction of a weapon set carefully crafted with natural materials like knapped flint, turkey feathers, yucca cord and juniper branches commemorating the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 by Acoma Pueblo artist Dan Vallo.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The replica is smaller — 64 seats compared to the original’s nearly 400 — and features reproductions of the columns, window treatments, wallpaper, carpet and chandeliers from the original Tea Room.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
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History buffs will delight in Punta Arenas’s maritime museum and life-size replicas of the storied European galleons that once navigated to these remote shores.Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
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See miniature replicas of Cincinnati icons, including this year's newest addition: The Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2024
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Luis Cruz La Mirada :: What’s wrong with this picture?Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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New Hope Railroad New Hope, Pennsylvania Bucks County's gentle hills paint a pretty picture when dusted with a coating of snow.Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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This is his fourth time asking a judge for freedom. attack of the clones Nov. 22, 2024 A Complete Timeline of 2024’s Obsession With Celebrity Look-alikes See which Zendaya doppelgänger stole the show.Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
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There were debates over which Chalamet clone should have won.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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There are full-length and half-length portraits by Auerbach, but, in truth, the real action starts from the neck up.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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In execution, however, the film exhibits something of a split personality by awkwardly moving between cutesy soap operatic romance and an unsparing, oft-devastating portrait of the myriad hurdles facing foreign workers.Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon%20copy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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