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as in friend
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another
over the years the state's other senator became his alter ego as well as his political ally
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as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the hero of the novel is clearly the author's alter ego, right down to his receding hairline and middle-aged paunch
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Recent Examples of alter ego
Though she’s best known for her wackier Disney Channel alter egos, like London Tipton on the Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Song is actually a sports fanatic.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
The same was true for Lynch’s alter ego, the optimistically curious Agent Cooper, played by Kyle MacLachlan.
—Barry Blitt, airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025
Taking a break from their alter egos as vigilante Daredevil and crime lord Kingpin, these two seem to be chatting rather amiably — but there’s a bloody history lurking beneath their words.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This intensely private man, whose performance-art alter ego became an above-the-title star of stage and screen while he purposefully puppet-mastered in the shadows, doesn’t like the idea of being stuck in the passenger seat of his own story.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2025
The same was true for Lynch’s alter ego, the optimistically curious Agent Cooper, played by Kyle MacLachlan.
—Barry Blitt, airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025
Taking a break from their alter egos as vigilante Daredevil and crime lord Kingpin, these two seem to be chatting rather amiably — but there’s a bloody history lurking beneath their words.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 15 Jan. 2025
This intensely private man, whose performance-art alter ego became an above-the-title star of stage and screen while he purposefully puppet-mastered in the shadows, doesn’t like the idea of being stuck in the passenger seat of his own story.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alter ego
Noun
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The pair arrived together with other friends to the event in New Orleans.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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During all of this, Mark and friends are helped along their journey by some very strange road markers — namely, themselves.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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But despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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For example, the site posts the flight path, images, coordinates, maps and information from news sources and social media posts for the Delta flight that rolled over in Toronto Pearson.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Trachtenberg plays Jenny, one-half of a set of twins who, along with some boisterous male buddies, sets off on a summer tour of Europe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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Carolina Hurricanes Obviously not, because: One step ahead of you, buddy.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Our family has always been so obsessed with the fact there were two sets of twins born to the same parents in our family.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trachtenberg plays Jenny, one-half of a set of twins who, along with some boisterous male buddies, sets off on a summer tour of Europe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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Philadelphia is 20-38 on the season and currently outside of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Their findings paint a more complicated picture, one that her mother has denied.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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One of her graduate students, Katherine Shark, made a replica of the Molyneux gown out of muslin which is part of the exhibit as well.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The museum will feature interactive exhibitions and life-sized replicas based on da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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And the actor – who plays an explorer and his clone in this trippy sci-fi adventure – managed to at least double the cheering inside the theater after the film’s credits rolled.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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The remake will be the first mainline entry (or at least, revisiting of one) since 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which served as a sequel to Snake Eater once again following Naked Snake after the fourth entry jumped back to his clone as the lead.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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Our 1949 and 1950 trips were duplicates of the 1948 hunt.—
Tom Stacer,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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This data will mitigate the ongoing Medicaid duplicate discount issues by allowing J&J to more effectively track and prevent duplicate discounts.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes,
22 Nov. 2024
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