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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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The birth will be in San Diego, about 250 miles south of Santa Barbara, and as with the twins, McAnally and Baum plan to be present for it.—
Nancy Kruh,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Rather than running the cars on the track with different tires, transmissions, and weather conditions to find the recipe for optimal performance, teams are creating digital twins of entire systems and modeling them with simulations.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Malinche’s negative image was solidified by Nobel Prize in Literature winner Octavio Paz.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Another kibbutz member approached a local TV correspondent, urging their channel not to stop airing the images of the returning hostages even as the high-level speeches at the Knesset began.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The big-picture story isn’t any better.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Nearly six months later, though, a slightly different picture is emerging; ironically, a glance at Rotten Tomatoes — more of which later — shows that the film is now firmly rated just about Fresh with critics and audiences alike, with approval scores of 69% and 65%, respectively.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 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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Meanwhile, big tech companies like Google, Microsoft, IBM and OpenAI have all joined the small-but-mighty club, with models that are a fraction of the size of their bigger counterparts.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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And young leaders are taking a nod from their more experienced counterparts in prioritizing in-person, direct communication.—
Bill Connolly,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Doppelgänger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doppelg%C3%A4nger. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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