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or doppelganger
as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
at the mall today I saw someone who could be your doppelgänger
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Recent Examples of doppelgänger
His Zen talk now masked his indecision, and he’d been supplanted by an unsettling, de-aged digital doppelgänger hellbent on a campaign of conquest and the Tron equivalent of ethnic cleansing.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
The blond bob doesn’t last long before she’s swept on stage as her very own brown-haired doppelgänger.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
White is a record-breaking snowboarder, while Dobrev played Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce (the hottest vampire of all time and her doppelgänger) on The CW’s Vampire Diaries.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
And to fans of the 27-year-old Pace University grad, his looks have earned him one more covetable status — Leonardo DiCaprio's doppelgänger.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
When her mother leaves the room for a moment, she's accosted by a demonic entity that toys with her through funhouse-style reflections, creating this evil doppelganger of Judy.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Participants begin with live actors in red dresses, then transition into VR where ghostly avatars, fragmented scenes of loss, and an uncanny doppelgänger encounter unfold.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The directing duo’s last film, Ordinary Love (2019), was the tender study of a middle-age couple dealing with cancer, and, in a weird way, Saipan is its dark doppelganger.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Gants, also Gigi Hadid's doppelgänger, walked away with a $100,000 contract with Rimmel London cosmetics and earned a fashion spread in Paper magazine.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
The blond bob doesn’t last long before she’s swept on stage as her very own brown-haired doppelgänger.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
White is a record-breaking snowboarder, while Dobrev played Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce (the hottest vampire of all time and her doppelgänger) on The CW’s Vampire Diaries.
—Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
And to fans of the 27-year-old Pace University grad, his looks have earned him one more covetable status — Leonardo DiCaprio's doppelgänger.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
When her mother leaves the room for a moment, she's accosted by a demonic entity that toys with her through funhouse-style reflections, creating this evil doppelganger of Judy.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Participants begin with live actors in red dresses, then transition into VR where ghostly avatars, fragmented scenes of loss, and an uncanny doppelgänger encounter unfold.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The directing duo’s last film, Ordinary Love (2019), was the tender study of a middle-age couple dealing with cancer, and, in a weird way, Saipan is its dark doppelganger.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Gants, also Gigi Hadid's doppelgänger, walked away with a $100,000 contract with Rimmel London cosmetics and earned a fashion spread in Paper magazine.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doppelgänger
Noun
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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
Noun
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Its images have illuminated how galaxies form, evolve and recycle their material through generations of star birth and death.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Cranston was among those who raised concerns when the initial launch of the AI video platform allowed users to create his image without his permission.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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His portraits poked a hole into the romantic mythology of the American West, telling instead a story of poverty and struggle.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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One of the most moving stories in the film is the portrait of a father and son bonding over their love of geek culture.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Manchester City have not spread the load in the same way as some of their counterparts.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The plant grew faster than its native counterpart, the American bittersweet, but by the 1960s, horticulturists were growing wary.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Doppelgänger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doppelg%C3%A4nger. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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