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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
Duquesne, the alter ego of the comic book character The Swordsman, debuted in live-action with a twist on his comic origins.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Through a trailer that showed him and his alter ego in conversation, the rapper revealed his sophomore project would be titled Dreamboy.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
His new alter ego is something Soo-jung knows about and can use as leverage.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Queen’s Park Swizzle Photo : Danny Mirabal The Queen’s Park Swizzle is like the alter ego of the Mojito, its dark twin.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025
Through a trailer that showed him and his alter ego in conversation, the rapper revealed his sophomore project would be titled Dreamboy.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
His new alter ego is something Soo-jung knows about and can use as leverage.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Queen’s Park Swizzle Photo : Danny Mirabal The Queen’s Park Swizzle is like the alter ego of the Mojito, its dark twin.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alter ego
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Some of Ukraine’s friends—Poland, the United Kingdom and the Baltic states Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia—want to do more by taking the principal as well, given the enormous damage Russia has done.—
DAVID McHUGH,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the movie, the actress plays the titular Zoe, the late friend and consistent voice in her head to Afghanistan war veteran Merit, played by Sonequa Martin-Green.—
Nicole Fell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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The feeling of the photographer’s vivid images were brought to life by a mix of smoky Port Ellen and sunny Clynelish.—
Violet Goldstone,
WWD,
18 Mar. 2025
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One of the most enduring images in F*cktoys is when AP and Danni ride through town on their motorbike, their increasingly disheveled appearances marking the passage of time and the difficulty of their journey.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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The driver passed Morgan’s music onto his buddies, who happened to be longtime Jason Aldean collaborators/bandmates Tully Kennedy and Kurt Allison.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter — and noted cinephile — made the announcement while appearing on Jennifer Hudson's eponymous talk show to chat about her upcoming tour with her fellow Super Bowl halftime performer Kendrick Lamar and her new buddy comedy, One of Them Days.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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Zara and Eugenie, who turns 35 later this month, sported coordinating outfits with burgundy hues for the fashionable day out and posed together for a picture.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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To use the new system, fans use the app to take a picture of their face, which is converted into a code, which is then associated with the fan’s account and the image is deleted.—
Josh Bruni,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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One approach would be to ramp up artificial neural networks to the level of being an exact replica of a human brain.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Mark Rober, who has over 65 million subscribers on YouTube, tested the vehicle's autonomous cameras by driving at a screen with an exact replica of the road behind it, in the style of a Looney Tunes sketch.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Moreover, the combination of the specific chord progression in the melody paired with the verbatim hook was a greater than 50% clone of Vance’s original work, in both lyric choice and chord expressions.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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The film, which stars Robert Pattinson as a clone who works menial jobs in a futuristic dystopia, will likely lose between $75 million to $80 million during its theatrical run, according to three sources with knowledge of the economics of movies on this scale.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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For the other cases, there were a variety of outcomes, including if an animal was taken into custody, if the call was canceled, if the report was a duplicate or if the case was left open.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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To make up for this, a free duplicate of the Road to Unova: Raids Timed Research will be granted to all Trainers globally.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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