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as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another
this new digital camera is a carbon of a well-known model costing almost twice as much
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as in copies
something that is made to look exactly like something else
the bell tower is a carbon of an earlier one that toppled in an earthquake
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Recent Examples of carbons
The lipids used to make fats and the cell membrane are built up two carbons at a time.
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ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead of destroying the molecules (which is what most people thought would happen), the beam caused the hydrogens to detach and the carbons to link up, thereby slowly building up a diamond lattice.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbons
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Boltaev’s photographs were printed onto ceramic tiles and placed on brick walls so that pictures were not only seen but touched.—
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Accusations of fakery in combat photography go back at least to Mathew Brady’s pictures of Civil War battlefields.—
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Bible sales through August 2025 reached 10 million copies, marking an increase of more than one million compared to the same period last year, according to BookScan.—
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The plaintiffs in each case -- the ACLU and Washington State attorney general -- provided ABC News with copies of the government's filings.—
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The reality of the twins’ situation overtook her life in every way, Alisha describes.—
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The film also starred Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker and Armie Hammer as the Winklevoss twins.—
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While genuine antiques from the Ming dynasty can fetch millions at auction, many later reproductions and export pieces from the 18th to 20th centuries still carry significant value.—
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Spontaneity became part of the process, and working with kids or younger participants often led to the most joyful, unexpected images.—
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The muscular American actor appears topless and drenched in sweat in the French fashion house’s latest images featuring the Nike x Jacquemus Moon Shoe, unveiled on Wednesday.—
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The new tissues scored higher on tactile feedback and cutting response than conventional replicas.—
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And walking back onto those exact replicas of our sets was like a time tunnel.—
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The new policies also include more explicit bans on unauthorized AI voice clones and deepfakes.—
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Then, like a rhizomatous plant, its tentacles have spread, producing clones around the world.—
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Dedicate budget and time to remove duplicates, reconcile systems and build a consistent data model.—
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Sort all the items by category so they can be grouped together, get rid of unnecessary duplicates, and re-home items that can be stored elsewhere.—
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“Carbons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbons. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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