cloned

verb

past tense of clone
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 The reason Dunnhumby could not be cloned was not that the math was hard. — Aneesh Reddy, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Livestock are being cloned to produce a perfect herd of farmable animals, such as cows that produce more milk. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026 This is why fruit crops are almost always propagated vegetatively, or cloned, rather than grown from seed. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026 Chatter over Carrey's appearance was taken to extremes when some onlookers alleged he had been cloned. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026 Popolis said it was cloned from the first of the witness lindens to come down in 1993, with help from the Morton Arboretum. — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026 Camarena, who told detectives he had been genetically cloned in Orange County, was sentenced to life in prison for that assault. — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026 In 2014, a hacker claimed to have cloned a fingerprint of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, then Germany’s defence minister, using close-up photos taken at a press event. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 29 June 2026 In 2014, a hacker reportedly claimed to have cloned a fingerprint of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, then Germany's defense minister, using close-up photos taken at a press event. — Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloned
  1. copied
  2. reproduced
  3. replicated
  4. rendered
  5. duplicated
Verb
  • Monks and nuns copied texts to produce Bibles and prayer books for worship, but also because writing was seen as a spiritual exercise.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
  • Her own granddaughter's baptism dress included embroideries copied from that dress.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of copied
Verb
  • The watch revives the brand’s iconic A384 case from 1969, faithfully reproduced in its distinctive 37mm tonneau shape.
    — Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • There are parts of her practice that can easily be reproduced.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
Definition of reproduced
Verb
  • Infrastructure must be replicated and tailored to meet regional requirements in a global landscape.
    — Sanjay Ghare, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • That number traces back to a 2002 PET study with eight participants,4 and it has not been widely replicated, Alcaide noted.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 28 June 2026
Definition of replicated
Verb
  • The rain had rendered the dirt tracks we were meant to use … um, unusable.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
  • The responding officers rendered first aid to the victims before they were taken to local hospitals.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of rendered
Verb
  • During a time when AI is automating more routine tasks, Kantenga emphasized that human skills that can’t be duplicated by tech are increasingly important.
    — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Those figures likely included people who have been incommunicado due to the lack of cellphone signals, and some reports may be duplicated.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
Definition of duplicated

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