variants
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.
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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.
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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.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doppelgänger
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The proud mom shares the twins as well as son James, 23, with husband Matthew Broderick.
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When the twins hit their teens, acting took a backseat to other endeavors, including attending New York University (Cole majored in Geographic Information Systems in archaeology, while Dylan majored in video game design).
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Cops released an image of him aboard the bus wearing a white hoodie and are asking the public’s help tracking him down.
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Some satellite images even show evidence of fire damage, consistent with reports of firefighters supporting the emergency response.
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The left is reserved for Mediheal, the Korean brand behind the viral Madecassoside Blemish toner pads, with a larger-than-life replica of the cyan box sitting next to the window.
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Patrons can enjoy a piece of birthday cake and sign a giant replica of the Declaration of Independence, according to the Arkansas Heritage webpage for the event.
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And that’s not counting the innumerable clones and knock-offs selling for half as much through Alibaba, Amazon and other direct-to-consumer (DTC) makers.
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The 56-year-old year old from Northern California scraped more than 100 of his mom’s TikToks to create an AI clone of his mom’s voice, with the help of ElevenLabs, a company that specializes in AI voice generation.
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Until the middle of the 20th century, factices were often crafted by luxury glassmakers including Baccarat and Lalique to be exact replicas of their regular-sized counterparts, filled with colored water or alcohol to mimic the look of actual perfume.
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Tough loner Daryl, who has no counterpart in the Walking Dead comic books, arguably became the original’s show biggest breakout character before getting his own story.
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For purpose, whether anyone can trace their daily work to the larger picture without being handed a slogan.
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McCabe brings up a fantastic black-and-white picture on his laptop.
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It was discovered by Amsterdam dealer Jan Six, a direct descendant of his namesake, the subject of a 1654 portrait by the artist, and it has been authenticated by experts Christopher Brown and Ernst van de Wetering.
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The carousel additionally featured a few vintage wedding portraits, presumably of her parents.
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“Doppelgänger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doppelg%C3%A4nger. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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