as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
at first glance these two mattresses may be look-alikes, but a comparison of their innards tells a different story
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Recent Examples of look-alike
Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Glen Powell and Timothée Chalamet’s look-alikes are winners tonight, no contest needed.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
The actor ran into the winner of his look-alike contest, which took place in Austin, Texas, in November.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
The brand is widely credited for spurring the fragrance mist boom, and has also sparked a number of dupe and look-alike products on the market.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Stars hit the red carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes
Braunstein won a Powell look-alike contest held last month in Austin, as the real Twisters star watched the competition on FaceTime and the actor's mother and aunt helped judge.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Glen Powell and Timothée Chalamet’s look-alikes are winners tonight, no contest needed.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
The actor ran into the winner of his look-alike contest, which took place in Austin, Texas, in November.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
The brand is widely credited for spurring the fragrance mist boom, and has also sparked a number of dupe and look-alike products on the market.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for look-alike
Noun
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The twins first joined forces when Taylor signed a three-year, $33 million deal prior to the 2022 season, becoming the fourth set of twins to be teammates in league history.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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The most concrete result of therapy has been Milena’s acknowledgment that childbirth was an agonizing experience; her slow-burning resentment of the ungrateful twins has been building ever since.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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There is also a similar and unrelated Death Clock app, which uses AI and scientific research to determine when users may die.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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One of Augustine’s favorite ways to find new opportunities is to search through LinkedIn for workers who held similar roles, either at the same company or a competitor.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Iran’s military displayed replicas of some of its missiles at the square.—
Nasser Karimi,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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Inside, life-size videos of Saints owner Gayle Benson and Gov. Jeff Landry greet visitors, as does a 15-foot replica of a NASA rocket, evoking the Michoud facility just down I-10.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Defenceman Larry Murphy is a nice comparable to Bouchard in this way.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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In the same period, in 2023, there were just 19 comparable real estate transactions.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
13 Feb. 2025
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The show shared an image on social media Monday morning announcing the start.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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The real footage uses images that were banned or blocked by the government, creating a hybrid docudrama that captured the early days of the Chinese lockdown.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The fact is, the sooner McLeod County is rid of such select and fashionable thinking young ones the better.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump supporters say that such policies – which the Education Department indirectly supported by expanding Title IX gender protections in 2024 to include discrimination based on gender identity – are at odds with parental school choice rights or, for some religious conservatives, the Bible.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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This sparks a plan, which comes together at Parker’s plant daddy paradise of a house, where the plant daddy himself suggests that a wedding would be a great venue to clone Roman’s Palm Pilot.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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Residing on hillside slopes and gently rolling valleys surrounding the stately medieval village of Montalcino, vineyards in the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are home to a clone of Sangiovese known locally as Brunello, which is a diminutive of the Italian word for brown.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Photo: Getty Images Designed to mimic the effects of the elements, Meghan sported a natural dewy base with blusher angled up to the cheekbone, along with a matching glossy nude lip.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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Bronze wore a matching No. 15 T-shirt with black pants and white sneakers.—
Ty Gaskins,
WWD,
9 Feb. 2025
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