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
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.
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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
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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The frauds have grown nearly in lockstep with the growth of the industry.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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There is absolutely no evidence that frauds of this type or anywhere near this scale are happening in any of the other four states, or frankly that there is a large volume of as-yet-undiscovered fraud in Minnesota itself.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kardashian included a round-up of photos throughout the years, featuring pictures of Chicago skiing, cuddling with her mom, spending time with her family and posing in a field of flowers.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Snapchat filters, chokers and saturated pictures are making a comeback, sort of.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Momentum hardens, vulnerabilities are exposed and the gap between contenders and pretenders is out in the open.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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With the monetary system in a free-fall, some Iranians would rather have a beneficent king than all these pretenders oh-so-interested in the people.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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As night fell, a crowd gathered at the site of the shooting in a residential area of the city's Central neighborhood, aerial TV images showed.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Further images show Ryder enjoying a cocktail and spending time with his little sister, Rani, who Hudson welcomed in 2018 with her fiancé, Danny Fujikawa.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Today, the same fakes can be flagged using AI developed by a company called N2N Services, said Claudia Lee, Golden West College’s vice president of student services.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Morrisseau’s work, in particular, was the focus of what is believed to be the largest forgery ring of all time, in which several thousand fakes were illegitimately authenticated and sold around the world.—
Benjamin Cannon,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The actress, who won an Emmy for her multifaceted work, plays five genetic clones, each with their own distinct personality and lifestyle.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
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As narrator Fennel Tycho explains how the heist went south, Tanzer examines real versus fake, clones versus their primes, and synthselves versus humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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The actors were nearly unrecognizable filming their upcoming series based on the lives of the famed magicians in Los Angeles.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Such is the secrecy behind Sam Mendes’ upcoming four-part biopic about the Beatles that the actors aren’t allowed to take hard copies of the scripts beyond the set.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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No offense to twins everywhere, but Ryan Coogler is scared to see double.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
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Both twins survived the initial fetal surgery and Sarah was later discharged, but spent the next four weeks undergoing two ultrasounds a week just to make sure everything still looked okay.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ringers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringers. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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