1
as in frauds
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 pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another
he's a dead ringer for his grandfather
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Recent Examples of ringers
And he's brought in a few ringers.
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Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
But the work continues from the warehouse to the bell ringers beside bright red kettles to be able to serve anyone in need now and in the future.
—Derek James, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
High school students must store their devices with ringers silenced, and may not use them during instructional time.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Overall, though, except for a few ringers, the people around us, while quite intent, were very polite.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In the episode, eight of the nine ringers suffer calamities on the eve of the game which preclude their participation, with Sax held on comically-unfounded suspicion of committing approximately 600 murders in the New York City area.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Airline unpredictability put him through a few sleep deprivation ringers.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
But the work continues from the warehouse to the bell ringers beside bright red kettles to be able to serve anyone in need now and in the future.
—Derek James, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
High school students must store their devices with ringers silenced, and may not use them during instructional time.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Overall, though, except for a few ringers, the people around us, while quite intent, were very polite.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
In the episode, eight of the nine ringers suffer calamities on the eve of the game which preclude their participation, with Sax held on comically-unfounded suspicion of committing approximately 600 murders in the New York City area.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Airline unpredictability put him through a few sleep deprivation ringers.
—Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringers
Noun
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There are some elite frauds going on in the sports world right now.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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That will weed out the frauds, freeloaders and slumlords.—
Scott Ostler,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For many adults, the beauty book triggered memories of a pre-social-media childhood spent cutting pictures out of magazines and pasting them into notebooks.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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These are big walleyes, the kind sportsmen pose with for pictures in the local newspapers.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 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 Cult of the Beaver has to fend off pretenders.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Federal authorities allege in an indictment that the images portrayed of dogs raised and offered for sale at the Giant German Shepherd Ranch in Hopkins County were a disguise for a place where, instead, cruelty and neglect were rampant.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The observatory later shared images from its SkyCam and HamCam2 cameras, showing the meteor as a greenish streak moving from north to south.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 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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Nembhard had to toss the ball out to Pascal Siakam after failing to get Wembanyama to jump on two fakes under the rim.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Generative AI tools, like text and image generators, voice clones and video deepfakes, have allowed scammers to produce convincing, personalized content at scale, said Winters.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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From athletes and entertainers to journalists to everyday Americans, deepfakes and voice clones can wreck careers, scam families, distort public discourse, and leave a trail of exploitation, humiliation, and real emotional harm across the internet.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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Kiarostami had made films mostly with nonprofessional actors, often about rural people of modest means.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The story highlights Dilan as a strong female lead, while the main actors — initially new faces — have rapidly gained huge popularity, building large fan bases and reaching over one million followers each on Instagram.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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In mythology, the twins balance day and night, or sun and moon.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The new twins were observed in the Baraka family and marked the seventh gorilla birth recorded in the park since the start of the year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Ringers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringers. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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