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noun

ˈlu̇k-ə-ˌlīk How to pronounce look-alike (audio)
Definition of look-alikenext
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
Noun
In comes Winnie Wilkerson, a former look-alike contest winner who can channel Luella in both voice and appearance. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 This summer alone, TSA has found two live smoke grenades, an inert grenade, a pipe bomb look-alike and a samurai sword hidden in a guitar case. — CBS News, 30 July 2026 Monitoring new registrations can help campaigns find look-alike sites during their first days online. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 In Palm Springs, about two hours away, a convocation of Marilyn look-alikes was held under the Marilyn Monroe statue on May 31 just before her June 1st birthday. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for look-alike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look-alike
  1. twin
  2. similar
  3. replica
  4. comparable
  5. image
  6. such
  7. clone
  8. matching
Noun
  • Unfortunately, a particle returning from a ballistic flight is moving fast while its stationary twin is not.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • For those who plan to spend little time cooped up, the Standard or Standard Twin rooms (featuring a queen/full bed or two twins, respectively) are the way to go.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of twin
Adjective
  • Smith, signed in January 2025 from Reading for a similar fee, was more of a slow burner in the second tier, starting just one league game before the turn of the year as Moore was continually preferred.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Xiaomi, the world's third-largest smartphone player, introduced the Xiaomi 18 Fold on Monday, a passport-sized device similar to Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8, which was released earlier this year.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of similar
Noun
  • Just then, the strains of a familiar song wafted across the store, and Valencia and Zegarra followed it, past a Lightning McQueen replica, to a tiny area where a half-dozen child-size chairs were arranged before a screen.
    — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Accompanied by some technology — radars, satellite phones and whatnot — and a volleyball replica of Wilson from Castaway, Tez spent weeks in the Pacific with pods of dolphins, friendly seagulls and his own thoughts.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of replica
Adjective
  • But with the important exception of Somalia and large parts of West Africa, jihadi groups have not managed a mobilization comparable with the ones after the 2003 Iraq War or during the rise of the Islamic State.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ministerial salaries had increasingly fallen behind comparable earnings in the private sector and civil service, making a review necessary, Wong said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of comparable
Noun
  • The optical payload successfully demonstrated angles-only navigation using live-feed images and an algorithm embedded within its payload electronics, enabling closed-loop control between the payload and the spacecraft, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But by halftime, the image escaped those few inches as the Pride of the Southland Band gave Parton’s most enduring symbol a much larger stage.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of image
Adjective
  • The round trip marks the first such operation at Minot, according to the Air Force.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • To put that into perspective, no other player had five such games in the last five seasons combined.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of such
Noun
  • Some females, however, reproduce asexually by making clones of themselves.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
  • That’s in contrast to bacteria, which reproduce asexually, creating clones that are often nearly identical and easy to trace.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of clone
Adjective
  • Hotstar app users can download the new JioHotstar app and sign in with their existing Hotstar credentials, with their plan converting automatically to the matching JioHotstar tier.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Worn by Osaka during her first-round singles match on day two of the tournament, the look featured a white windbreaker with a large green bow, a green tutu with white tulle ruffles and a matching green visor.
    — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of matching

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