dead ringer
noun
: someone who looks exactly like someone else
She's a dead ringer for my cousin Julie.
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To sell the scene, Fey cast her mini-me daughter Alice Richmond, a dead ringer for her mom.
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 June 2025
In addition, Alden Ehrenreich isn’t a dead ringer for Harrison Ford.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
The Skechers Cordova Saw Vegan Lace-Up Court Sneakers are a dead ringer for Chloé’s Nama style, minus the bank-breaking price point.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 17 Mar. 2025
Shula had been at a costume party and is dressed like a dead ringer for Missy Elliott in the music video for The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 22 June 2025
In addition, Alden Ehrenreich isn’t a dead ringer for Harrison Ford.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
The Skechers Cordova Saw Vegan Lace-Up Court Sneakers are a dead ringer for Chloé’s Nama style, minus the bank-breaking price point.
—Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 17 Mar. 2025
Shula had been at a costume party and is dressed like a dead ringer for Missy Elliott in the music video for The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Dead ringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20ringer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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