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body double

NOUN
stand-in for actor
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He was hired to be a body double for Pole To Pole, a National Geographic series where Will Smith journeys across seven continent in 100 days.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2026

Pedro was not actually there, it was the body double.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2025

And that she was most definitely not replaced by a body double named Melissa Vandella after dying more than 20 years ago.

From New York Times May 17, 2024

Instead, the video has only led to more misinformation about Middleton’s condition, including strange comments like "That wasn’t her! It’s a body double!"

From Salon Mar. 21, 2024

“My mom was a body double for Taylor Swift. I won a drawing contest in third grade. I once ate a plastic SpongeBob SquarePants.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko



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