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  • present participle of clone.
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cloning

American  
[kloh-ning] / ˈkloʊ nɪŋ /

noun

Biology.
  • clonings
    plural
  1. the process of producing a clone.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of cloning

First recorded in 1955–60; clone + -ing 1


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AI-generated images like this, as well as voice cloning and deepfake videos are increasingly being used to trick people out of their money, according to National Trading Standards.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

This had been accomplished with time travel and cloning technology.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

As high-quality synthetic re-creations become cheap and accessible, cloning has become a more desirable option for studios struggling with runaway production costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Sceptics initially saw the cloning as "taboo" disruptions of nature, Shoichi Ikeno, head of local diving company Lagoon, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

“But if they cloning her cells, does that mean someday they could clone my mother?”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

"I know the technology very well," says Stice from the University of Georgia, who has been involved in hundreds of clonings.

From US News ● Aug. 4, 2016

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