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as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
over the years the state's other senator became his alter ego as well as his political ally
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the hero of the novel is clearly the author's alter ego, right down to his receding hairline and middle-aged paunch
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Recent Examples of alter ego
That’s why Juan Jamón (Jon Hamm’s alter ego) can go from Bad Bunny’s residency to cameoing on SNL so quickly.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
That's despite the fact that the Task star has played the comic-book character of the Hulk and his alter ego Bruce Banner in several previous films of the franchise.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Tim Herrin, who suffered through a rocky regular season that included a couple of trips to Columbus, simply morphs into his (teammate-coined) alter ego, Jim Herrin.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Undoubtedly the most recognizable piece of Ziggy Stardust’s look was his hair—a red mullet, which Bowie repeated for another alter ego, Aladdin Sane.
—Vicky Vera, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2025
That's despite the fact that the Task star has played the comic-book character of the Hulk and his alter ego Bruce Banner in several previous films of the franchise.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Tim Herrin, who suffered through a rocky regular season that included a couple of trips to Columbus, simply morphs into his (teammate-coined) alter ego, Jim Herrin.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Undoubtedly the most recognizable piece of Ziggy Stardust’s look was his hair—a red mullet, which Bowie repeated for another alter ego, Aladdin Sane.
—Vicky Vera, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alter ego
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Instead of disclosing her condition to her employer and circles of friends, Sickler pulled back from modeling with little explanation, thinking that the absence of her hair would certainly result in the loss of her contract.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Whenever family or friends came to visit, our first stop was always El's.—
Abby Price,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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Other companies, such as BlackSky and Maxar, are providing their own electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) imagery—that is, images in the visible and infrared light spectrums—commercially.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Cinemark will also upgrade its remaining 12 Imax screens to Imax with Laser, a 4K laser projection system developed to deliver the clearest images and best audio through proprietary technology.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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Misconstrued by many as something akin to an extended Henny Youngman routine, Portnoy’s Complaint more closely resembled, according to Albert Goldman, the comedic world of adolescent Roth and his buddies, with its audacity, ferocity, originality, and sheer fecundity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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Once buddies, Robert and Alfred are now rivals.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Oct. 2025
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With a full offseason of conditioning, the twin of Houston’s Amen Thompson should be ready to emerge the way his brother did a year ago.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss The Winklevoss twins became some of the first cryptocurrency billionaires after using a multi-million-dollar legal settlement from Mark Zuckerberg to invest in Bitcoin more than a decade ago.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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And then there’s the bigger-picture version, which asks audience members to think both outside the box and the multiplex.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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First-day-of-school pictures went from smiles in pink dresses and pigtails with bows in her hair, to a child with a spiky, short haircut and baggy clothes.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Oct. 2025
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This year, a replica of the Seneca Chief, which carried Clinton in 1825, set out from Buffalo on the canal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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At the Casamigos Halloween Party, the singer wore an embellished Dodgers baseball uniform, a replica of the ensemble Elton John wore for his concerts at Dodger Stadium in 1975.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The wealth of experience accumulated by the billionaire hedge fund founder will soon be at the fingertips of users thanks to his new AI clone, Digital Ray, which will provide consumers with coaching, guidance, and mentorship.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Just over two years after Suzanne Somers’ death, the late actor and fitness icon’s widower Alan Hamel has revealed he’s created an AI clone of Somers for online fan interactions.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
21 Oct. 2025
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Another way to spot AI videos is to keep an eye out for near-duplicates of the same clip.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Dedicate budget and time to remove duplicates, reconcile systems and build a consistent data model.—
David Kelley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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