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
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
For the $500,000 question, the contestants were asked which star’s first claim to fame was entering a Steve Martin look-alike contest.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2025
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Adjective
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
For the $500,000 question, the contestants were asked which star’s first claim to fame was entering a Steve Martin look-alike contest.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for look-alike
Noun
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The twins have increasingly relied on silhouettes that consist of a strip tube top or bandeau top, a tiny miniskirt, and a long, layered jacket, and once again, both brothers are doing the same thing.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Though Twinless is a movie all about twins, writer-director and star James Sweeney is not a twin himself.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Both have spoken, as field athletes in cricket-dominant countries, about similar challenges around facilities, finances and support.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Sinner had similar problems here and came into the contest with a 57 percent reading.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Creator @tinalemac shared her step-by-step process for transforming a plain IKEA mirror into a high-end replica using nothing more than tin foil and air-dry clay.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Acutis' tomb in Assisi—his body displayed in a wax replica and dressed in casual clothes and sneakers—has become a major pilgrimage site, and relics associated with him have toured internationally.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Israeli F-15s had no comparable missile to the Phoenix at that time.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Neither quarterback lit the world on fire as a rookie, though Maye posted comparable -- if not better -- stats to Williams with less playing time.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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At the event Nvidia speakers particularly focused on enterprise inference applications, where AI hopes to achieve its return on investment as pointed out in the slide image below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The comments came as New Zealand Police released images on Tuesday showing a campsite set up in Waitomo, which is believed to be where Phillips and his children had been staying before he was fatally shot.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There was no such good fortune this time in the Pacific Northwest as Washington proved to be too big, too fast and too good, coming in as a 35-point favorite and then unleashing a record performance.—
Joe Davidosn,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Energy Foundation China, the nonprofit group mentioned by Lucci, is one such major funder of domestic environmental nonprofit organizations, disbursing tens of millions of dollars each year to support American activists while operating under the oversight of the CCP.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Weaver would return as Ripley in David Fincher's Alien 3 in 1992 and as clones of the character in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Alien Resurrection in 1997, though the Alien franchise has continued on.—
Carson Blackwelder,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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But the clues as to what was happening were written on the images, allowing mission personnel to experiment on a clone of the camera, in a laboratory setting.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In a few photos, Brittany is sporting a dark brown wrap dress with tan heeled boots, while others show the KC Current owner in a denim-on-denim get-up with a matching cowboy hat.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Walking onto the grounds of Arthur Ashe Stadium, Williams wore a white ERL polo featuring the brand’s signature script logo patch, paired with a matching pleated tennis skirt and a distressed visor — classic tennis wear.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Look-alike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look-alike. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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