1
as in sham
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
no one was more surprised than the defendant when his lawyer turned out to be a ringer
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2
as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
he's a dead ringer for his grandfather
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Recent Examples of ringer
Just remember to turn that phone ringer off.
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Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
This year, those ringers will be Canadian hockey influencers from On the Bench.
—Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Collins, a former NBC News journalist who became CEO of The Onion in April 2024 after Twilio cofounder and former CEO Jeff Lawson bought it through his firm Global Tetrahedron, has been put through the ringer in his quest for Infowars.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
And is that a justification for putting the whole economy for a ringer?
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
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Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
This year, those ringers will be Canadian hockey influencers from On the Bench.
—Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
Collins, a former NBC News journalist who became CEO of The Onion in April 2024 after Twilio cofounder and former CEO Jeff Lawson bought it through his firm Global Tetrahedron, has been put through the ringer in his quest for Infowars.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026
And is that a justification for putting the whole economy for a ringer?
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringer
Noun
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The controversial $500,000 portion of PFAS money allocation scheme is a sham and undermines the public trust (Tamarac finds a $500,000 slush fund, editorial, May 21).—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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This quilt and shams set is reversible, lightweight, high-quality, and breathable.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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Jolie shares 6 children Shiloh, Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 20, and 17-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, with her ex-husband Brad Pitt.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 June 2026
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The surviving twin, identified in court records as AH, was malnourished and unresponsive when first responders arrived.—
Laura Bauer
June 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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With deepfake attacks only showing signs of increasing, organizations must accept that no automated or human detection system is foolproof, and that resilience requires shifting focus from spotting the fake to slowing and containing the abuse of trust.—
Steve Piper,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Brooks Peck put together a guide to the art of spotting a fake.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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Eastern Ukraine — There is a whirr, a flurry of dust, a pause as the grainy image recalibrates, and then a devastating blast.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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This new image uses data from the Sentinel-3 mission to show in vibrant color just how extreme and far-reaching this heat has been.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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Americans for Prosperity sponsored a striking display in the DECC’s Pioneer Hall, demonstrating the scale of the state’s fraud losses with faux $100 bills stacked in volumes that would total $2 billion.—
Jay Gabler,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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The authors then matched high-fraud ZIP codes to areas with fast-appreciating home prices.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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In Nigerian churches, fans hoisted aloft replica trophies at thanksgiving prayer services.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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Officers detained many of the people in the fight after chasing them down and later found the replica Glock gun, police said.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Is the team a contender, a pretender or rebuilding?—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Now, hardship seems to be an end in itself, a battle scar or badge of honor that distinguishes true backpackers from mere pretenders.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Time,
4 May 2026
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Those techniques facilitate back-and-forth conversations between the target and the AI clone voice, potentially making the scam more convincing, Ajder said.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In addition to the actions above, profile verification will become increasingly important as AI clones and content grow.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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“Ringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringer. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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