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
  • Al Hassan remembers showing a group of visitors TAMM’s feature for taking pictures and reporting potholes.
    — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The men appear to have developed a close relationship and often share pictures together on their socials, including posing together at the 2021 Los Angeles premiere of the Peter Jackson’s Beatles miniseries Get Back (see above).
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • Now that their youngest kids, twins Knox and Vivienne, are 18, Jolie is ready to ditch the US.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But in terms of the twins, Rex and Ash were just fantastic together.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of twins
Noun
  • The hotel plays up its proximity to ACL Live, with framed photographs of the show and an Austin City Limits coffee table book of images captured by the same photographer.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Some Russian online media late Tuesday also posted the images.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • Lined with portraits of tango legends on the wall, the space feels beautifully preserved.
    — Nikkita Nair, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Whether these portraits represent past patrons, whose stories once unspooled over these same steaming cups, Kim declines to comment.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of portraits
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“Doppelgängers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doppelg%C3%A4ngers. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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