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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
The threats from Trump and his alter egos are sound and fury signifying nothing.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
In the end, a lot of this was used as more evidence that Dittman is really Musk, either talking through a voice changer or using some sort of AI program to create an alter ego.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
The portraits’ smiles are reflected through glass at each other; the women gaze into each other’s eyes; the women see their portraits, their alter egos, their other selves.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Last year, for example, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled animated AI chatbots modeled as alter egos of celebrities including Snoop Dogg, MrBeast, Paris Hilton, and Kendall Jenner.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2025
In the end, a lot of this was used as more evidence that Dittman is really Musk, either talking through a voice changer or using some sort of AI program to create an alter ego.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
The portraits’ smiles are reflected through glass at each other; the women gaze into each other’s eyes; the women see their portraits, their alter egos, their other selves.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Last year, for example, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled animated AI chatbots modeled as alter egos of celebrities including Snoop Dogg, MrBeast, Paris Hilton, and Kendall Jenner.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alter ego
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Many were neighbors, Hollywood pals and friends from my 20-plus years of sobriety in the 12-step recovery community, which has had an enormous presence in the Palisades and Malibu for decades.—
Chris Gardner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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Heidi was heartened to hear several neighbors and friends plan to rebuild their homes — if insurance payouts come through.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Police on Tuesday released images of the thief in the hope someone may recognize her.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The social media user who first shared the image identified it as inauthentic in a follow-up post.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Starring Keke Palmer and SZA, the film's mashup of Hollywood and music royalty forms the backdrop for a buddy comedy that borrows from a long tradition of side-by-side slapstick flicks.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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That’s the kind of boy who sets in motion the plot of One of Them Days, a lighthearted and sometimes fun buddy comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA, with the music superstar in her feature-film debut.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2025
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Comments Nineties kids are kind of obsessed with twins.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Written and directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer (Home Again), the film from Ketchup Entertainment follows Andy Goodrich (Keaton), whose life is upended when his wife and mother of their nine-year-old twins enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their young kids.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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The clear picture here is that hunters in the South tend to be more successful.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
23 Jan. 2025
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One of the BlueSky posts -- made a day before the shooting -- showed an edited picture of Rupnow, according to sources.—
Josh Margolin,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Dawn McKenna Group, Coldwell Banker Realty When the house was first put on the market, The Wall Street Journal reported the sale would include a Lego replica of the house and a large Kevin Lego figure that the brand gifted to the old owners, which McKenna confirmed the new buyers will get to keep.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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This replica was the passion project of former European rugby star and historics racer David Cooke, who, in 2016, consulted with the Gachnang brothers (then in their 80s) on reconstructing their bygone racer.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2025
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Among the places some of them took refuge was Likee, a TikTok clone launched by the profitable Singaporean tech company Joyy in 2017.—
Paresh Dave,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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His Carneros Chardonnay is carefully selected from a small block from a variety of clones, primarily fermented in 53% French oak using native yeast, with a small percentage of concrete.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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This leads to more clutter and unnecessary duplicates that are lost again.—
Amy Slenker-Smith,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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While the pharmaceutical companies plod along the long drug development and regulatory process required of new medications, some pharmacies have already leapt into the oral market by categorizing their products as duplicates of the injectable meds.—
Kate Knibbs,
WIRED,
20 Nov. 2024
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