look-alikes

noun

plural of look-alike
as in pictures
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 Today’s great photo is from Times photographer Christina House at a gathering of Marilyn Monroe look-alikes in downtown Palm Springs over the weekend in honor of what would have been the Hollywood icon’s 100th birthday. — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Some of the celebrities look-alikes he’s already seen include Tia and Tamera Mowry, MGK, Shedeur Sanders and more. — 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
  1. pictures
  2. replicas
  3. twins
  4. clones
  5. images
  6. counterparts
  7. portraits
  8. duplicates
Noun
  • Recently released pictures show his coffin next arriving in Karbala, surrounded by masses of people.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Reporters staked out the property and snapped pictures of arrivals.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • Some of the deals have pages of guardrails and approval rights, setting down boundaries for any future use of these replicas.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
  • Then there’s the deeper penetration of digital twins (virtual factory replicas).
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
Definition of replicas
Noun
  • Little Notes • Laura sees that Mary is still upset by what happened at the James house and attempts to smooth things over with a cookie and acknowledging how awful the twins are, but Mary isn’t ready to forgive her sister just yet.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • She's had pregnancies most years since then, including several sets of twins, the records show.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of twins
Noun
  • The jumping cholla is a cactus that reproduces via the spread of clones.
    — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Will today’s celebrities soon be sending their AI clones into our laptops to chat with us, advise us, keep us company?
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of clones
Noun
  • In photo images shared by the Parks and Rec Department, an outdoor trash barrel sits ringed by bags of refuse collected next to a playing field.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • TikTokers today may be a great distance from the church fathers, but their images still resonate – even, and perhaps especially, on the internet.
    — Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • Older citizens are also often more politically active than their younger counterparts.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026
  • Watching their live-action counterparts run it back is a slog.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of counterparts
Noun
  • Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • One-click cleanup tools automatically identify unnecessary duplicates while keeping important files protected.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The point is to try to fill up the book, or at least the page, with your favorite team, and then to trade any duplicates or unwanteds with your friends.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of duplicates

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“Look-alikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look-alikes. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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