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Recent Examples of doppelgänger Bucky and Black Widow assemble the team after the Marvel Universe is threatened by doppelgangers of the Illuminati - a once secret group of superheroes who manipulated things behind the scenes. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 The sci-fi comedy, starring Robert Pattinson as a pair of interstellar doppelgangers, earned $7.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,807 locations. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025 Are the doppelgangers of MDR who work in the export floor’s control room, for instance, meant to be the same group who were shadowing our heroes in the woods on the ORTBO? Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025 But Diane arrives in the show with obvious bitterness about Cooper, and eventually — in one of the show's most intense scenes — reveals that years ago she had been raped by Cooper's dark doppelganger (also played by MacLachlan). Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025 Feel like driving an electric hypercar today, and its gasoline doppelganger tomorrow? IEEE Spectrum, 24 Nov. 2024 But don’t expect a visual dead ringer to drive differently than its doppelganger—Osprey has not extinguished the unique character and driving dynamics of the classic Land Rover. Michael Harley, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 The promo released earlier this week featured a slew of Chalamet doppelgangers, dressed up in his various roles like Bob Dylan and Willy Wonka, but arguably the most recognizable lookalike was nowhere to be seen. Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 Twenty-one-year-old Miles Mitchell won the lookalike contest in October — which took a turn when, not only did Chalamet arrive, but so did the NYPD, leaving one of the doppelgangers in handcuffs. Watch the full promo below. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doppelgänger
Noun
  • The twins’ family contacted CAIR one day after the locker room attack, leading to the nonprofit’s involvement in the situation, Memon said.
    Yash Roy, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The two went on to have five more children: twins Vivian and Griffin, 20, and triplets Kai, Saxon and Damian, 19.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • What Happens Next? New Model Y Launch edition available ‘today’ – base models coming soon More 2026 Model Y inventory had arrived on the North Hollywood lot (see image above) since my last visit to the store.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The cost of maintaining that image became more difficult over time.
    Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Authorities later discovered texts allegedly sent by Yolanda that help paint a picture of what led up to Rebecca’s murder.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Information from one tipster led investigators to believe Sharkey may have attempted to take a picture or video during the incident, Snapp said.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Its cover is also an artwork: a painting by Will St. John, who often makes portraits of drag queens and trans models done in the style of Renaissance paintings.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • He was joined by his Japanese counterpart, Gen Nakatani, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and other officials at Saturday's Reunion of Honor event.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
  • However, even Europe's largest funds can't match their U.S. counterparts.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Doppelgänger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doppelg%C3%A4nger. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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