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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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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
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.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
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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
Nader selected a metallic knitwear set by Casablanca, which consisted of a ringer polo top and a matching miniskirt.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
Trending on Billboard Burnett also roped in some other Nashville ringers for the project, including Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, Lucius and Molly Tuttle.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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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
Nader selected a metallic knitwear set by Casablanca, which consisted of a ringer polo top and a matching miniskirt.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 5 Sep. 2024
Trending on Billboard Burnett also roped in some other Nashville ringers for the project, including Billy Strings, Larkin Poe, Lucius and Molly Tuttle.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
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The 2018 election was widely considered a sham after his government banned major opposition parties from participating.Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and others used this access to delegitimize every part of the proceeding, calling the trial a sham, questioning witnesses’ credibility, and accusing Merchan of bias.Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The stories of Jimmy, the twins, Charlie and Raisin aren’t without pathos.Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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This data can also be leveraged to create a digital twin that simulates physical assets of your warehouse.Manoj Gujarathi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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The story was updated to add details from an X employee who calls the screenshot a fake.Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2025
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In this essay for The Paris Review, Simon Wu recounts his experiences pining after, and eventually buying, six designer handbags: some real, some real but used, and one fake.Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 17 Dec. 2024
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Since leaving the White House, Mr. Trump has lent his name and image to dozens of products.Karen Yourish, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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The sight of affluent public figures — even Indiana Jones himself — grappling with the potential loss of their homes is a striking new image in the growing category of climate refugees.Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 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
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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
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Rise Of Synthetic Identity Fraud And Social Engineering Synthetic identity fraud is where scammers use AI to clone voices, alter videos or fabricate identities to commit online fraud and deception, or to pass identity verification checks.Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Hany Farid, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, who specializes digital forensics and has written about AI voice clones, conducted a biometric comparison of audio clips from Musk and Dittmann, sharing the results on his LinkedIn profile.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
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Barnes’ snaps of her beau have included a sweet post from September 2023 of the couple in the middle of an embrace, an October 2024 picture posing with Ewers donning his UT Austin gear and on the field with the football star in December 2024.Francesca Gariano, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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The robot takes a picture of homework but doesn’t just dish out answers.Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Ringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringer. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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