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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
And then there are the cats—dozens of them, prowling or stoic doppelgangers of the real-life felines who roamed Abercrombie’s Hyde Park Victorian.
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Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In the show, Sarah Manning (Maslany) witnesses the death of doppelganger Beth Childs (also Maslany), and realises they — and all the others — were created via the sinister experiments of Project Leda.
12.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
According to Pike and Diaz, around 10 million people across platforms weighed in, most of whom agreed that Christine was essentially Scherzinger's doppelgänger.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
This is fun sci-fi TV, doing twisty multiverse, evil-doppelgänger stuff really well.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
In desperation, Elisabeth conceives, and is viciously destroyed by, her own younger, more bankable doppelgänger.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The story line is primarily a way to explore Annie’s insecurities, with Hughie made to feel guilty and regretful about his dalliance with the doppelgänger instead of ever getting to process his own reaction to the revelation.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Examples of play, continued The doppelgänger Mel and Ilya, for their own reasons, stalk Heidi and Sky back to the hotel room where the Maenad and Dragon engage in carnal relations.
—Linda Codega, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
Was it written in the script that he’d be interviewed by a doppelgänger?
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In the show, Sarah Manning (Maslany) witnesses the death of doppelganger Beth Childs (also Maslany), and realises they — and all the others — were created via the sinister experiments of Project Leda.
12.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
According to Pike and Diaz, around 10 million people across platforms weighed in, most of whom agreed that Christine was essentially Scherzinger's doppelgänger.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
This is fun sci-fi TV, doing twisty multiverse, evil-doppelgänger stuff really well.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
In desperation, Elisabeth conceives, and is viciously destroyed by, her own younger, more bankable doppelgänger.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
The story line is primarily a way to explore Annie’s insecurities, with Hughie made to feel guilty and regretful about his dalliance with the doppelgänger instead of ever getting to process his own reaction to the revelation.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Examples of play, continued The doppelgänger Mel and Ilya, for their own reasons, stalk Heidi and Sky back to the hotel room where the Maenad and Dragon engage in carnal relations.
—Linda Codega, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
Was it written in the script that he’d be interviewed by a doppelgänger?
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doppelgänger
Noun
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Map The Workflow With A Digital Twin Create a digital twin of your agency’s workflow before new hires start.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The Destination Earth digital twins are replicas of Earth systems used to monitor, simulate and predict the interaction between natural phenomena and human activities.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Fordow, Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site, was pictured in satellite images showing from a bird's-eye view that the strike had obliterated some structures at the site.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2025
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This infographic with satellite image from Planet Labs PBC from March 19, 2025, showing the Fordow nuclear site, in Iran.—
Carlo Versano
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
Noun
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Inside, the walls are lined with historical memorabilia and pictures, including a portrait of Aunt Kate, who continues to watch over this riverside enterprise with pride.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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These stats paint a hopeful picture: AI stepping in where traditional mental health care can’t.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The first one featured a portrait of President Harry Truman as man of the year for his decision to bomb Japan.—
Carol Sutton Lewis,
Scientific American,
18 June 2025
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Highlighting the brand’s first Aqua Terra timepiece in 30mm, the campaign features portraits of Ariana DeBose, Ashley Graham, Tems, Danielle Marsha, Marisa Abela and Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, the eldest daughter of Nicole Kidman and country singer Keith Urban.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 June 2025
Noun
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This means that some particles will decay in the normal world while their counterparts in the mirror would not.—
Zack Savitsky,
Wired News,
22 June 2025
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Liverpool have been in regular dialogue with their German counterparts this summer having signed Florian Wirtz, who officially joined the Premier League champions on Friday, and after triggering the release clause of full-back Jeremie Frimpong, whose arrival was announced last month.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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“Doppelgänger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doppelg%C3%A4nger. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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