doppelganger
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As an adult I acquired a different doppelgänger, not a famous actor but a fellow opinion journalist whom I happened to befriend after moving to New York in the mid-1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
As the demands of these two facets of his life become overwhelming, he decides to hire a doppelgänger to take over his professional commitments.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025
Bobbitt is one of several curly-haired, high-cheekboned Chalamet wannabees hoping to be crowned Chalamet’s doppelgänger and take home a $50 cash prize.
From Salon • Oct. 29, 2024
In writing “August Blue,” Levy liked the idea of using the doppelgänger to explore the mind and the way “we all talk to ourselves.”
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023
When he entered a tournament, dressed in a khaki shirt and pants and dark tie and displaying that mustache, it was as if a doppelgänger of Der Fuehrer had been incarnated.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The Fault in Our Stars
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