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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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That said, don’t write this partnership off as a carbon copy of his other properties.
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Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Aug. 2024
The Sprouse twins may have looked identical as kids, but their personalities certainly weren’t carbon copies.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
Super Nintendo World will not be a carbon copy of its sister land at Universal Studios Hollywood.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
The priorities of the WFP are now a carbon copy of the DSA agenda.
—Sara Forman, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
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Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 27 Aug. 2024
The Sprouse twins may have looked identical as kids, but their personalities certainly weren’t carbon copies.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
Super Nintendo World will not be a carbon copy of its sister land at Universal Studios Hollywood.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024
The priorities of the WFP are now a carbon copy of the DSA agenda.
—Sara Forman, New York Daily News, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon copy
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Stunning images emerged from Valencia, Spain’s third most populous city, showing dozens of cars wedged atop one another after having been carried by a wave of mud and debris into the walls of the narrow city streets.Max Butterworth, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Click here for more images of the duplex penthouse.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
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Walliams has sold over 60 million copies of his children’s books in 55 languages.Leo Barraclough, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Apparently, in 1927, there was no such thing as asking for a second copy.Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Vivienne, who is a twin to brother Knox, has already shown some interest in going into showbiz.Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Forbes reported other significant donors backing Trump include the Winklevoss twins from Gemini, Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management and Marc Andreessen from Andreessen Horowitz.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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The sound reproduction is detailed and accurate, showcasing all VPI’s best qualities.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Are people dropping these notions of specific turn-on in behaviors or specific details of reproduction or jawbones or whatever?Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Wayne Enterprises has partnered with Action Vehicle Engineering to create a limited run of 10 Batmobile Tumblers, each an exact replica of the one used in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy.Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024
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The first officially sanctioned replica of the Tumbler, as it was called in the film, will cost $2.99 million.Chris Morris, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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And since Koch doesn’t currently have any public social media accounts, there aren’t any pictures of him with a possible boyfriend.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
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Gold creates some striking stage pictures through Isabella Byrd’s tremendous lighting, particularly in the balcony and finale sequences.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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This tasty wine is made from Chardonnay clones 765 and 95 and has aromas of almond paste, Cavaillon melon, and a whiff of wet river rock.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
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The rifts create corrupted clones of people and monsters.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024
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As for the victim, today’s suit paints a portrait of a young life shattered from almost the get-go.Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
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Jacques-Louis David’s incandescent portrait of Antoine and Marie-Anne Lavoisier, at the Met.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon%20copy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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