carbon copy

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Recent Examples of carbon copy Assists against West Ham United and Leicester City were near-carbon copies of each other after a looping ball was put on a plate for Haaland to finish — for yet more back-post goals. Mark Carey, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025 There were two goals conceded in the dregs of the contest, carbon copies of the defensive frailties that have plagued Leicester all season. Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 Backup Blake Corum is a carbon copy of Williams, for better or worse. Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 The fresh email wasn't a carbon copy of the first, sent roughly a week ago. Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carbon copy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon copy
Noun
  • That same sense of pride, intimacy, and Black love that was in those images?
    Tira Urquhart, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • There was a grocery list, spice cans, copies of L.A. newspapers.
    Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The athlete and model recently sent her only daughter and twin, Lauren Jolie Lockwood, off to prom.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The episode opens with the voiceover and the hero twins reenacting the Ye’iitsoh mythology in a play.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Fruit fly reproduction Fruit fly reproduction can happen quickly.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Isn't Instagram just a TikTok clone at this point anyway?
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Other companies rushed to build clones to attract fleeing users.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But in the broader context, the sequence depicted something deeper — a portrait of a Thunder team that isn’t just young and talented but wired to compete on every possession, down to the final buzzer.
    Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • While body makeup was at play, the actor — whose tats range from tributes to old girlfriends to a portrait of Hillary Clinton — is well on his way to a clean slate.
    Brittany Talarico, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon%20copy. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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