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doppelganger

[dop-uhl-gang-er, daw-puhl-geng-er] / ˈdɒp əlˌgæŋ ər, ˈdɔ pəlˌgɛŋ ər /
NOUN
ghost
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STRONG


Example Sentences

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You only need to pose for a few seconds for it to generate your digital doppelgänger, aka “cameo.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

On that cold rainy day, Zendaya doppelgänger Zainab Bansfield took home the coveted $40 prize, hair care products and bragging rights.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

In a haunting approach, the parents tiptoed toward an eerily lifelike replica of their child’s body and carefully transferred the silicone doppelgänger to an operating table.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

“There’s a gentleman in your audience who looks strikingly similar to Beavis, from the cartoon ‘Beavis and Butt-Head,’” Thompson says of Gosling’s Beavis doppelgänger.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024

Ishtar, or her historical doppelgänger, smiled amusedly at me, as if remembering a joke only she understood.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda