doppelgängers

noun

variants or doppelgangers
plural of doppelgänger
as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another at the mall today I saw someone who could be your doppelgänger

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  1. pictures
  2. twins
  3. images
  4. portraits
Noun
  • At the same time, fascinated engineers around the world were examining the same pictures and videos as everyone else.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Apparently, at the airport, all the flight attendants were trying to take pictures with her.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • The partnership aims to streamline the process of creating and testing advertising materials for online campaigns using 3D digital twins of products, LPP said in a statement.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
  • The mom of two also recently celebrated her 18-year-old twins’ high school graduation and is preparing to send the teens off to college.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 24 July 2026
Definition of twins
Noun
  • In 2026, a surge of legal disputes arose from the unauthorized use of individuals' images, voices, and creative works.
    — Schuyler Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • During the five-day preliminary hearing, prosecutors displayed gruesome crime scene images of Hernandez’s remains and produced hundreds of text messages between Burke and Hernandez that provided an in-depth look at their relationship.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • The color portrait is by the artist Dawoud Bey, known for his portraits of Black life.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Nishimura’s compositions offer truthful portraits of artifice.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Definition of portraits
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