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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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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
Best Bottle Washer After multiple feedings per day, bottles can go through the ringer, accumulating pesky stains that can be difficult to remove.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Eyes Climbing Everest puts your eyes through the ringer.
—Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
Kansas basketball fans have gone through an emotional ringer the past few days.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Have a craving for salsa verde, then enlist the fruity Tomatillo, a nightshade and dead-ringer to green tomatoes.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Eyes Climbing Everest puts your eyes through the ringer.
—Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
Kansas basketball fans have gone through an emotional ringer the past few days.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Have a craving for salsa verde, then enlist the fruity Tomatillo, a nightshade and dead-ringer to green tomatoes.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringer
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Contested election Earlier this year, Myanmar completed its third and final round of voting in a general election, a process which has been widely called a sham by international observers.—
Lorcan Lovett,
NPR,
3 May 2026
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Use the matching shams with the same color as the quilt facing out for a cohesive design, or mix and match the shams and quilt for a layered look with dimension.—
Caley Sturgill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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David Palmer, in his first year as South Elgin’s coach, knew the twins were his type of players early on after taking over.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Wildlife officials say aoudad reproduce far more quickly, often producing twins twice a year.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
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As news of the fakes reverberated around the art world, experts described the scheme as a classic of the genre — one that is far more prevalent than some in the industry would like to admit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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If a fingerprint or iris database is breached, a thief still needs to physically present that finger or eye, or a fake of it, to a scanner.—
Jonathan S. Weissman,
The Conversation,
28 Apr. 2026
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Alpencamper View gallery - 13 images Most bicycle campers just tow, but there are some that flip, that drop, that pitch and that straight blow up.—
C.C. Weiss
May 01,
New Atlas,
1 May 2026
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However, the image of the Indigenous man is still featured around the campus, including in a large mural in the gym.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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Cohen also pointed to her work leading a task force that was convened by court order following a massive fraud scheme involving charter schools in San Diego.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The Timberwolves exposed the Nuggets as a fraud, a vapid former champion left as a chew toy in the mouth of hungry Wolves.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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For an all-important sit-down dinner set inside Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper Museum, a team of Italian scenic painters—led by a woman who manages backdrops for an opera in Rome—built and painted a replica on a local soundstage that was about ¾ the size of the original.—
Mara Reinstein,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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This 24-pack of Harry Potter Chocolate Frogs is a near-exact replica of the chocolate frog Ron ate with Harry on their first train ride to Hogwarts in The Sorcerer’s Stone.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
1 May 2026
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This is where hype turns into hard numbers, and contenders start getting separated from pretenders.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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The alliance successfully supported Maria Cristiana, who was acting as regent for Isabella II in Spain and had allied herself with the liberals against the pretender Don Carlos in the First Carlist War (1833–39).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Other characters the writer co-created during this time are the supervillain Jackal and Parker’s clone Ben Reilly.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 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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“Ringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringer. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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