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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-alikes
Some of the celebrities look-alikes he’s already seen include Tia and Tamera Mowry, MGK, Shedeur Sanders and more.
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Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Once inside, the possum apparently found a cozy spot among its plush look-alikes and settled in.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
What makes the ad special, however, is the bizarre bit of public performance art that preceded it and the look-alikes tailgate the company threw in San Francisco just hours before the big game.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Celebrity look-alikes have been around for decades, from Elvis tribute acts to pseudo-Marilyn Monroes.
—Amanda Montell, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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
Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Once inside, the possum apparently found a cozy spot among its plush look-alikes and settled in.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
What makes the ad special, however, is the bizarre bit of public performance art that preceded it and the look-alikes tailgate the company threw in San Francisco just hours before the big game.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026
Celebrity look-alikes have been around for decades, from Elvis tribute acts to pseudo-Marilyn Monroes.
—Amanda Montell, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look-alikes
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Fallon showed framed pictures of him hanging out with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and posing with racecar studs Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Rittenhouse also posted pictures of himself in a hospital bed as well as a close-up shot of the spider's bite mark.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
Noun
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In partnership with Google, the company this year aims to build replicas of the system on multiple continents.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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The Fossil Exhibit Trail has an accessible boardwalk with replicas of fossils and prehistoric creatures that once lived in the area.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The twins had always dreamed of being on maternity leave at the same time.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Their twins were born via IVF in 2021.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Other companies have already deployed AI clones of their leaders in a similar fashion to Customers Bank.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Division involves using tubers, clones of mother plants, to produce new blooms.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fake images of celebrities like Katy Perry and Rihanna also popped up online during the Met Gala in 2024.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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To prove out the findings in real biology, Schramma stuck his arm back into the fish tank, nipped more leaves, and snapped microscope images of the cells within to measure Elodea’s actual packing fractions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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Their Democratic counterparts have often lagged in comparison.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Their strategy was defensive in nature (as indicated by the Maginot Line), and their tanks were designed accordingly, featuring heavier armor and larger guns than their British, German, and Soviet counterparts.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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The imagery, made in Haiti, New York, Florida, and her current home of Los Angeles, uses both personal, documentary photographs and more surreal, formal portraits to link Cadet’s personal history to a broader meditation on the Black diasporic experience.—
Elly Fishman,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Artists in the 18th century would often include a person of color, who would sometimes be imaginary, in their portraits of wealthy white sitters to embellish the painting and highlight the high status of the main subject, according to the researchers.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Once designed, both the dresses and the tuxedo had to be replicated in duplicates to accommodate the stunt doubles and the mess that would ensue while shooting the final scene of the wedding night.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Of the more than 100 habeas petitions that have already been closed this year, a federal judge rejected only one, The Post found, while a few dozen more were duplicates or were dismissed voluntarily.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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