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look-alike

[look-uh-lahyk] / ˈlʊk əˌlaɪk /


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The Daily Star gives readers a laugh with a "photo exclusive" of a Lionel Messi look-alike, with the impersonator saying he "backs England" in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

In 2023, the Village People’s manager reportedly sent the campaign a cease-and-desist letter after a look-alike group was hired to perform the song “Macho Man” at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Attendees can test ride the Xiaomi SU7, a Porsche look-alike that starts at around $30,000 and has a wait list.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 4, 2026

The long and unexpected afterlife of the Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest.

From MarketWatch Nov. 3, 2025

It’s not because I think the Chuck look-alike actually wants me to follow him.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Using a combination of artificial intelligence modeling, genetic screening, and laboratory testing, Duarte and his team confirmed that the M5 motif distinguishes true PET-degrading enzymes from inactive look-alikes.

From Science Daily Nov. 4, 2025

Tepper will buy Chinese look-alikes too as long as they’re not counterfeits.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2025

One of the things about the movie is that a lot of people mistake Bateman for someone else, and you couldn't cast six different DiCaprio look-alikes.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2025

The 28-year-old “Lady Bird” star, flanked by personal security, posed with fans and look-alikes after local police officers broke up the gathering, citing an “unpermitted costume contest.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2024

They planned events featuring Henrietta Lacks look-alikes —a few Turner Station women who’d style their hair like Henrietta’s and wear suits identical to the one she wore in her iconic photo.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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