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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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
See all Example Sentences for look-alike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look-alike
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The Altair twin skyscrapers, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, are seven hundred and eighty-seven feet tall, with one standing at attention and the other leaning companionably against it.—
Eric Lach,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The concept of digital twins—advanced models that replicate the behavior of physical systems—plays a significant role in the technology.—
Grace Butler,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the adaptation of James Graham’s love-letter play to the England national soccer team Dear England is expected to shoot this summer despite facing similar funding issues, with Sony, which owns Dear England producer Left Bank, understood to be deficit financing.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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Later, just as the idea of ‘right of soil’ was turned against the Brits in North America, a similar reversal of fortunes took place in the European colonies to the south.—
Michael Rios,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Dawn McKenna Group, Coldwell Banker Realty When the house was first put on the market, The Wall Street Journal reported the sale would include a Lego replica of the house and a large Kevin Lego figure that the brand gifted to the old owners, which McKenna confirmed the new buyers will get to keep.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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Whereas some cloud storage and file-sharing services' desktop apps seamlessly integrate with your computer’s folder system, others offer a one-to-one replica of the service’s web portal.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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In late January, Prom compared online prices at Aldi and Walmart to prices for comparable items at two relatively high-end supermarkets: Whole Foods and a local ma-and-pa chain.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Switch-Seat Strategy A frequent flyer shared their strategy of only agreeing to switch seats if they are guaranteed a comparable one.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The profile — based on multiple interviews with Ali along with former colleagues, friends and reporters, according to Kiefer — painted an unflattering image of Ali, alleged the plaintiff.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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The social media user who first shared the image identified it as inauthentic in a follow-up post.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Anyone with such pictures is asked to send them to cirrus@cirruseng.com.—
John Penney,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2025
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But Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said no such request was made.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Each of the clones has a primary purpose: Watcher, Fixer, Knower, Healer and Bang Bang Fire, who is assigned to defend the mysterious vessel containing monuments and shrines to the past.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Even its biggest rival, Amazon, recently introduced a Temu clone called Amazon Haul that closely resembles the original, both in terms of its logistics supply chain and user interface.—
Zeyi Yang,
WIRED,
26 Dec. 2024
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Made in England from music sheet paper and with a matching bookmark, this is an agenda for artists at heart.—
Cora Harrington,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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At the Gaurav Gupta show, the rapper wore a futuristic chainmail dress with a matching head piece and reverse stiletto nails.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2025
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