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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
Always Greener, which scored 15 nominations on the annual Brit List, is a high concept script that follows a struggling artist, haunted by past failure, who is given a one-in-a-million chance to become his rich and successful doppelganger from a parallel universe.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
One time, Johnson even almost made off with his doppelganger’s car at a local Nashville airport.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
At the center of Paper Girl is the moving story of a young man, Silas James, Macy’s present-day doppelgänger.
—Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
The woman in question appears to be none other than Cinda herself — or a convincing doppelgänger — setting up a mystery that will take OMITB full circle as the trio solves the murder of the person who brought them together in the first place.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
One time, Johnson even almost made off with his doppelganger’s car at a local Nashville airport.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
At the center of Paper Girl is the moving story of a young man, Silas James, Macy’s present-day doppelgänger.
—Alex Kotlowitz, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
The woman in question appears to be none other than Cinda herself — or a convincing doppelgänger — setting up a mystery that will take OMITB full circle as the trio solves the murder of the person who brought them together in the first place.
—Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doppelgänger
Noun
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His oldest child, musician Jesse Wood, was 39 years old when the twins were born.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
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The twins partnered with HomeGoods to embrace early holiday decorating, sharing insights on sisterhood, family traditions, and essentials to celebrate the season.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In places like Kemusuk, a village near Yogyakarta where he was born, his image is everywhere – from museum memorabilia celebrating his life to the souvenir T-shirts with his smiling face.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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In this image, Johns sits on a table littered with liquor bottles.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The original bell was replaced on the underwater ship with a replica, engraved with the 29 sailors' names on it.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The private museum also has a replica of Sputnik 1, Project Apollo displays, and an Engine Evolution area that lets visitors get a close-up view of rocket engines and jet turbines.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Remember Dolly the sheep, a clone born in 1996?—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Nearly two years later, Brady has revealed that Junie is a clone of the late pit bull mix.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Experts say many multinational firms are adopting dual leadership models, where global business unit heads in India co-own strategy and product outcomes with their counterparts at headquarters.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Specifically, supernovae derived from younger stellar populations appear fainter, while their older counterparts appear brighter.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The data paints a picture of an urgent drive to develop capacity for new and more sophisticated missiles.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are no birth announcements for my mother or her sister, but there are pictures of them in cowboy costumes at a photo studio sometime in the mid 1950s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia in the 1970s, Pernille Ipsen tells the stories of the seven women who raised her, who were all part of the women’s movement in Denmark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth was often photographed wearing them to galas and other royal occasions, and sat for a portrait with the jewels in the 1950s.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Doppelgänger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doppelg%C3%A4nger. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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