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 pair really do go through the ringer, evading elephant stampedes, treacherous mountains, and ice cold snowy condidtions that look like Disney is setting up a cross over sequel with Frozen.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
He’s been put through the ringer and turned inside out.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety Some of his cast aren’t even comedians by trade, such as Cory Michael Smith, the young Chevy Chase ringer, who’s acted mostly in Todd Haynes movies until now.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Here are the highlights: VP Debate 2024 Cold Open
Now that the season premiere got the introductions out of the way, SNL’s farm team of election-year ringers can actually play ball.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
He’s been put through the ringer and turned inside out.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
Popular on Variety Some of his cast aren’t even comedians by trade, such as Cory Michael Smith, the young Chevy Chase ringer, who’s acted mostly in Todd Haynes movies until now.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Here are the highlights: VP Debate 2024 Cold Open
Now that the season premiere got the introductions out of the way, SNL’s farm team of election-year ringers can actually play ball.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringer
Noun
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Thankfully, the courts have seen through these shams, and in eighteen days, the jig will finally be up.—
Kevin Lynn,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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The president – former President Trump's nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has called this issue of extremism in the military a sham, suggesting that perhaps some of the efforts to end – to combat extremism are going to end.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer (Home Again), the film from Ketchup Entertainment follows Andy Goodrich (Keaton), whose life is upended when his wife and mother of their nine-year-old twins enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Comments Nineties kids are kind of obsessed with twins.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Travel fakes like this appear to be on the uptick in 2025.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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The truth became impossible to distill: Musk's vaunted Community Notes system was like a Band-Aid on a bullet hole, as reports of water shortages — some real, some fake — exploded into partisan blame games.—
Axios,
Axios,
10 Jan. 2025
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The images of Till’s mutilated corpse stayed in young Ali’s mind.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and had identified 1,800 variable stars within them.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Americans encounter about $56 billion in fraud each year, the NSC said.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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Previous installments examined fraud in local governments, police vetting requirements and the water crisis in Kansas.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The elaborate queue for the ride is set in a bank vault but the real highlight is right outside where there's a mini replica of Fremont Street in Sin City.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The highly accurate set comes with a replica of the stylish three-story house, every floor brimming with rooms and accessories inspired by key scenes from across the franchise, including Edward’s bedroom and the grand piano in the living room.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Among the places some of them took refuge was Likee, a TikTok clone launched by the profitable Singaporean tech company Joyy in 2017.—
Paresh Dave,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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His Carneros Chardonnay is carefully selected from a small block from a variety of clones, primarily fermented in 53% French oak using native yeast, with a small percentage of concrete.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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On social media, people posted pictures and videos of drivers stopping along roads to photograph the blaze.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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However, details and the nuanced picture of performance with the new GeForce RTX 5090, which is first out of the gate, had to wait until today’s embargo lift.—
Dave Altavilla,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Ringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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