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
The fabulous Syrian woman is immediately thrown into the Housewives ringer, with other cast members claiming her husband is having an affair.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
And he's brought in a few ringers.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
That meant having a phone that never left her hand, the ringer turned all the way up at night, and a second household’s worth of responsibility layered on top of her full-time job.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Jan. 2026
Moss-Bachrach wore a striped button-down shirt tucked into cream-colored trousers, while Bernthal sported a brown leather jacket layered over a white ringer tee and burgundy pants.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
And he's brought in a few ringers.
—Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
That meant having a phone that never left her hand, the ringer turned all the way up at night, and a second household’s worth of responsibility layered on top of her full-time job.
—Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 12 Jan. 2026
Moss-Bachrach wore a striped button-down shirt tucked into cream-colored trousers, while Bernthal sported a brown leather jacket layered over a white ringer tee and burgundy pants.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringer
Noun
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The set includes shams, is made of cotton, and is filled with a hypoallergenic polyester blend that’s safe for those with sensitive skin.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the matching shams are also on sale in the outlet for a budget-friendly bedding update.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
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Loretta even kept up with her busy schedule well into her pregnancy with the twins.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Both sets of twins were delivered at Independence Health System's Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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McEnelly played defense the rest of the way, mixing in fakes where needed to keep Welsh at bay.—
Twin Cities,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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People may just give up on trying to sort the real from the fake.—
Nick Dothée,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Crew shares first images of Earth from capsule An image of Earth taken by Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman inside the Orion capsule on April 3, 2026.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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There’s nothing fancy about a big, square screen that sits upstage of the circular playing area, but the subtlety in which the images and mood flows through the screen greatly enhance the storytelling.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Almost immediately after releasing Einstein, Paliwal started receiving emails from professors chastising him for creating a tool seemingly designed to perpetuate academic fraud.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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As part of that project, Vance announced the administration would temporarily halt $243 million in Medicaid funding to Minnesota over fraud concerns, a move over which the state has since sued.—
Ali Swenson,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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And as far as attention to detail, each follow in the footsteps of Amalgam’s miniature Formula 1 replicas and its previous partnerships with Maranello, which include a diminutive 12Cilindri.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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O’Leary’s just been peppering the house manager with questions about her business and admiring the replica of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man that dominates the entryway.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
9 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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These two pretenders reflect an insider debate whose subject is not the existence of the Islamic Republic but the best method of its survival.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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The clone in question is a nod to an ongoing TikTok conspiracy theory that suggests Gomez was replaced by a body double or a clone after her kidney transplant in 2017.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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The plot twist comes after a fateful rover crash, when the true nature of the operation is revealed; Sam is really a clone that's replaced every three years when his contract ends.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Ringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringer. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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