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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
The beloved Sesame Street character, or rather, its doppelganger, has been spotted Down Under.
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Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Like her on-screen doppelgänger, Wintour is a mom of two — sharing son Charles and daughter Bee with her first husband, psychiatrist David Shaffer.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
The polished nickel-finish frame on Pottery Barn’s Aveline vanity is virtually a doppelganger to the original vanities still installed in my 1930s Normandy-style house.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
At a Goop-like wellness empire built on female empowerment, Alice meets her doppelganger — a shinier, breezier British import who promptly steals her promotion.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Elliot Cadeau brought his favorite new bauble, the brown-wood 2026 NCAA basketball national championship trophy, over to where his mother, Michelle, and older brother and doppelganger Justin stood.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
As for Palm Beach Pete, the doppelgänger is very much alive and seems to be enjoying the attention.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
On the grass, a quirky vest-wearing doppelganger mugged in a hat and drawn-on chest hair for dramatic effect.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Each agent must first successfully negotiate against a digital doppelgänger of its counterpart.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Like her on-screen doppelgänger, Wintour is a mom of two — sharing son Charles and daughter Bee with her first husband, psychiatrist David Shaffer.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
The polished nickel-finish frame on Pottery Barn’s Aveline vanity is virtually a doppelganger to the original vanities still installed in my 1930s Normandy-style house.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
At a Goop-like wellness empire built on female empowerment, Alice meets her doppelganger — a shinier, breezier British import who promptly steals her promotion.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
Elliot Cadeau brought his favorite new bauble, the brown-wood 2026 NCAA basketball national championship trophy, over to where his mother, Michelle, and older brother and doppelganger Justin stood.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
As for Palm Beach Pete, the doppelgänger is very much alive and seems to be enjoying the attention.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
On the grass, a quirky vest-wearing doppelganger mugged in a hat and drawn-on chest hair for dramatic effect.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Each agent must first successfully negotiate against a digital doppelgänger of its counterpart.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doppelgänger
Noun
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The couple, who are parents to almost 9-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, shared their pieces of advice for their children, which were at completely different ends of the spectrum.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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In 2022, Business Insider reported on documents showing that Musk was the father of twins with Zilis.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Additional images showed an unknown number of snakes curled on top of one another inside a large crate that was placed in the back of an officer’s vehicle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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While Washington was private about his Anglican beliefs and a supporter of religious freedom for all faiths, Christian nationalists have been reviving the image, and with it, the claim that the US is an inherently Christian nation at its origin.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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That, of course, is the same plate seen on the show, and the same one on the Volo Museum's replica.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Adult shirts are £85 for replicas, £12o for authentic cuts (closer to what players wear in games), and £130 for the authentic long sleeve version.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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In a final battle, the Darksaber is destroyed, Gideon and his clones are seemingly killed, and the newly united Mandalorians settle back on Mandalore.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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And while Meta’s future looks more uncertain than ever, Zuckerberg has turned his attention towards building a photorealistic AI clone of himself to make his micromanaging presence omnipresent throughout the company.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Trump’s meetings with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, began at the Great Hall of the People moments after a welcome ceremony that seemed to impress the president, featuring a Chinese military honor guard and a greeting from excited schoolchildren.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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Matthews’s numbers are still worth watching, but Footer gives Matthews’s male counterparts perhaps too much credit.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Surely there was a time earlier in your life when your financial picture wasn’t so stable.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Lochte had posted a picture of the injection on social media before deleting it.—
Dave Skretta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The design ethos translates to a warren of nook-and-cranny sitting rooms decorated in sage and slate, ox-blood leather, curiosities and ancestral portraits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Related Stories Laird plays Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, a daughter of the lower-middle classes who uses her skills as a portrait painter to hustle her way into the royal court of Versailles.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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“Doppelgänger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doppelg%C3%A4nger. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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