1
as in twin
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 copy
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 carbon
Rocky worlds orbiting these smaller stars could have rich carbon atmospheres, or even hazes, like Saturn's moon Titan.
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
On the path to carbon zero across the whole business, there's a lot of invention that's still going to need to happen.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
The most important role trees play in the environment is absorbing carbon from the atmosphere to store it within their biomass.
—Malana Van Tyler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Logically, spending emission auction money on more direct carbon reduction programs, such as reducing emission-spewing wildfires, would make more sense.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
On the path to carbon zero across the whole business, there's a lot of invention that's still going to need to happen.
—Ayesha Javed, TIME, 16 Feb. 2025
The most important role trees play in the environment is absorbing carbon from the atmosphere to store it within their biomass.
—Malana Van Tyler, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Logically, spending emission auction money on more direct carbon reduction programs, such as reducing emission-spewing wildfires, would make more sense.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carbon
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Our family has always been so obsessed with the fact there were two sets of twins born to the same parents in our family.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trachtenberg plays Jenny, one-half of a set of twins who, along with some boisterous male buddies, sets off on a summer tour of Europe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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In total, the series has sold almost three million copies worldwide and garnered critical acclaim, with Children of Blood and Bone being featured as one of the Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time, a New York Times Notable Children’s Book, and a Kirkus Prize Finalist, among other distinctions.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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The latter case was especially alarming because, like a lot of classic films and shows, the title isn’t available as a digital copy.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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While Doherty's image wasn't included in the broadcast, she is included in the official In Memoriam database on The Academy's website.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Aerial images captured by drones are loaded onto maps made with geographic information system (GIS) technology.—
Ryan Lanclos,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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That means these sharks may be investing less energy in reproduction, potentially leading to fewer successful pregnancies.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the science of menopause is considerably more recent, dating to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when physicians in Europe began to research the effects of chemicals secreted by the body which control reproduction.—
Rebecca Mead,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Newsweek's analysis of Google Earth imagery shows that construction of the replica compound began sometime between mid-October and early November 2014.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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By bringing these artwork replicas to Little Haiti, the organizers hope to inspire a deeper appreciation for Haiti’s contributions to the global cultural landscape.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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And the actor – who plays an explorer and his clone in this trippy sci-fi adventure – managed to at least double the cheering inside the theater after the film’s credits rolled.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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The remake will be the first mainline entry (or at least, revisiting of one) since 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which served as a sequel to Snake Eater once again following Naked Snake after the fourth entry jumped back to his clone as the lead.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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So far, no tool exists that can autonomously filter, validate and contextualize data to create a complete intelligence picture.—
Jochen Schwenk,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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When he was found not guilty, Spike Lee celebrated by posting a still from the movie on his Instagram thanking the judge and jury, and just recently posted another picture on set with himself, Denzel and Rocky.—
Angel Diaz,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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Clearing out these duplicates can instantly free up gigabytes of storage.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Automate Data Cleaning Remove duplicates that may lead to biased AI models.—
Amy Gu,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Carbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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