as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
at first glance these two mattresses may be look-alikes, but a comparison of their innards tells a different story
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Recent Examples of look-alike
Henry McIntosh, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Eminem has even filled his sets with look-alikes, from the MTV VMAs in the 2000s to the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
There are many look-alikes run by private insurance brokers.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Hundreds watched a look-alike contest featuring anyone — or anything from the movie, including the deer hit on Tommy and Richard’s road trip.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Every feed is saturated with look-alike posts and algorithm-chasing fluff.
—Henry McIntosh, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Eminem has even filled his sets with look-alikes, from the MTV VMAs in the 2000s to the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
There are many look-alikes run by private insurance brokers.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
Hundreds watched a look-alike contest featuring anyone — or anything from the movie, including the deer hit on Tommy and Richard’s road trip.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for look-alike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look-alike
Noun
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There were times when the twins didn’t want to take their medication and would rather have been normal kids out playing on the playground.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Other kids in the famous brood include daughters Lucy (Nicholas’ twin) and Mary, 4.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To some market watchers, Nvidia’s latest deals feel all-too-similar to the excesses of past technology booms.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Gracie wore a purple halter dress similar to the ensemble the singer wore on her Speak Now tour, and Gomez donned the iconic Folklore cardigan.—
Julia Meehan,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Her father had bought it at the county fair; the vender, mistaking it for yet another replica Native ceremonial mask, had all but given it away.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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The model rocket that currently sits atop the Baltimore Avenue building is a replica of the Moonliner II placed there after the building was refurbished in the early 2000s to resemble the red and white motif of the former TWA headquarters.—
Chris Ochsner,
Kansas City Star,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Below deck, the power plant can crank out 198 kWe for sensors and weapon systems – that's twice the payload space and electrical power of a comparable autonomous vessel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Sep. 2025
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These simulations suggest that methane could be released at a rate of a few hundred kilograms per second, making the level of activity comparable to the water plumes on Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Rehabilitation A week after Manes’ departure, Johnson posted the image of himself posing with Bukele and their families in front of a Christmas tree.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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When police released images of the weapon, Robinson’s father texted his son, asking for a picture of the gun, according to the charging document.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The structure of Pittsburgh’s tax, which involves applying a different rate to nonresidents, is distinguishable from many other such taxes, which typically apply the same rate to visiting players.—
Robert Raiola,
Sportico.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Karmitz said mk2 had recently decided to confront such criticism directly rather than ignore it.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The new policies also include more explicit bans on unauthorized AI voice clones and deepfakes.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Google quickly changed its Android prototype from a Blackberry clone to something more closely resembling the iPhone.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jenner posed in front of a plain white backdrop in a latex bikini top with ties at the back and a matching low-rise latex skirt.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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That includes the matching-numbers engine that Pineda located and had restored, a project that took a year and a half alone.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Look-alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look-alike. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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