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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
With all these moving pieces, there’s barely time for the obligatory romance between Lois and her reporter colleague Clark Kent, Superman’s alter ego.
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Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
Skepta portrays the seasoned Mark with his Tribal Mark alter ego.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 July 2025
The Pee-wee Herman Show, which ran on HBO and put Paul Reubens and his hilarious alter ego on the map.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2025
The perfect time to annoy everyone by dusting off my alter egos, Bleeding Heart Carlo and Based Carlo, to debate where things stand.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
Skepta portrays the seasoned Mark with his Tribal Mark alter ego.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 July 2025
The Pee-wee Herman Show, which ran on HBO and put Paul Reubens and his hilarious alter ego on the map.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2025
The perfect time to annoy everyone by dusting off my alter egos, Bleeding Heart Carlo and Based Carlo, to debate where things stand.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alter ego
Noun
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Doing kind things for friends can be mutually beneficial.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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The new installment follows a group of high school friends (Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Sarah Pidgeon and Tyriq Withers) who cause a fatal car wreck on the fourth of July and swear to keep their involvement a secret.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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To believe that churches can direct the laity on how to vote, whether for members of the school board or for the president of the country, is to deny the Christian teaching that all humans are made in the image of God and can understand and follow his will themselves.—
Esau McCaulley,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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It was also found in archive images going back 19 years, which allowed astronomers to compute its orbit.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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One person close to Lutnick compared his style to that of Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy turned special envoy, who has been dispatched to broker an end to the hostilities in Ukraine and Gaza.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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How Sam Altman became Trump’s best AI buddy Initially cut out of the president’s circle by Elon Musk, Altman has been quietly cultivating his relationship with the president, the WSJ reports.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
18 July 2025
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Survivors include his wife, Maxine, an interior designer and artist; his children, Daisy, Doug, Sam and twins Jake and Zack; his grandchildren, Spencer, Jasper, Sienna, Ryan and Charlotte; and his daughters-in-law, Brett and Leah.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
21 July 2025
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Smile sadly at her, his face an eerie twin of her own.—
Mona Awad,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
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Actor Paddy Considine shared a picture of Osbourne on Instagram.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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For trucking cases where liability can hinge on a phone interaction seconds before impact, logical extraction provides an incomplete and potentially misleading picture.—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The luxury real estate development was designed to emulate the City of Lights, featuring its own Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, and a 354-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
13 July 2025
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Season 3 ended on a major cliffhanger: Both the original Nathan and his replica were captured by evil tech billionaires, and only one of them survived.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Everyone knows the clones that served alongside General Obi-Wan Kenobi on Utapau, though.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
4 July 2025
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The success of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park could have encouraged the Magic Kingdom plan, although the new rides won’t be clones of the originals.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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Regarding the duplicates, Mawari said that many Arab American and Muslim residents in Dearborn have similar names, even within families, and so many of the duplicates may actually be different people.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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This means updating any missing or incomplete data and removing duplicates.—
Nikolaus Kimla,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Alter ego.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alter%20ego. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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