alter egos

plural of alter ego

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Recent Examples of alter egos The Sketch Book was published under the name Geoffrey Crayon, one of Irving’s literary alter egos. John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Robinson has a genius for channeling society’s ambient toxic vibes, in abstract but eerily evocative ways, through his odd alter egos. Judy Berman, Time, 9 Oct. 2025 Her music videos have become the pop playbook, giving us everything from alter egos to male drag to hundreds of iconic looks. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025 Her music videos have become the pop playbook, giving us everything from alter egos to drag to hundreds of iconic looks. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025 The soundtrack blends a Carter Burwell score with tracks produced by Antonoff, including a new recording by Brittany Howard; a cast performance by Qualley, Plaza and Talia Ryder; and original songs by Lace Manhattan and Dixie Normus, the musical alter egos of Qualley and Ryder. Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alter egos
Noun
  • Season 3 found Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) in a friends-to-lovers arc with neighbor Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), who’d harbored a crush on him for years.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In the film, Zenovich attempts to bring viewers into Chase’s inner world through interviews with his family, friends and co-stars, revealing what is beneath the surface of his bravado.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While North Korean state media released text accounts of the parade Saturday morning, pictures and video of the event were expected to be released later in the day.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Inside, police found copper wire, rope and pictures of the missing women.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Perplexity’s free student offer joins a wave of similar initiatives from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic—all touting their bots as tutors, study buddies, or productivity boosters.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Accountability buddies can be instrumental in your progress.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Chahl and his colleagues collected 5,260 images—both real tongue photographs found on the Internet and additional color-gradient images.
    Eve Lu, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The ride is also one of the only Disney parks attractions that features explicit images of human death, including the ride's opening sequence that sees visitors locked inside a room that, with help from special visual effects, stretches upward with guests inside.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Once they were cast, the twins gave the crew a crash course on working with infants.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • When her twins were two and a half, Bunton hit breaking point after months of dinner battles.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In another nod to Burberry’s heritage, replicas of the 1930s clock from the brand’s former flagship on Haymarket will feature in select pop-ups.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Similar complaints came from Drake and The Weeknd whose own AI replicas were pulled from streaming platforms after public outcry.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Like alien clones of the people her parents are now.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The new policies also include more explicit bans on unauthorized AI voice clones and deepfakes.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025

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