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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 protagonist's relationship with her alter ego unsurprisingly takes a turn for the worse when Sue upsets the delicate balance required to maintain their survival.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Its supporters include characters like Trump’s Fox alter ego Sean Hannity and Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, who is under indictment in Georgia and Arizona.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The put-upon journalist also finds some time to torment the new fiancée (Reid Scott) of his former flame (Michelle Williams), using his parasitic alter ego to one-up the battle of the sexes.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Six years later, this conceptually similar franchise — a hapless hero possessed by a wise-cracking symbiotic alien — clearly feels emboldened by the public’s embrace of Wade Wilson and his sardonic alter ego.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Its supporters include characters like Trump’s Fox alter ego Sean Hannity and Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff, who is under indictment in Georgia and Arizona.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
The put-upon journalist also finds some time to torment the new fiancée (Reid Scott) of his former flame (Michelle Williams), using his parasitic alter ego to one-up the battle of the sexes.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Six years later, this conceptually similar franchise — a hapless hero possessed by a wise-cracking symbiotic alien — clearly feels emboldened by the public’s embrace of Wade Wilson and his sardonic alter ego.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alter ego
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Without that foundation, Myrick says, businesses are selling little more than the chance to talk to a stranger masquerading as a friend.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Weathering Any Storm Our example about the electronics company CEO showed a clear lesson: trust is not just a fair-weather friend.Pascal Yammine, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Sean had been pulling images and there was one with this chain mail dress.Anna Tingley, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Untitled shows a half-length image of a distressed-looking figure seemingly wearing a laurel wreath, a symbol of triumph in classical iconography.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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Here are a few key details about each person, who are my coworkers, my buddies, and my family members.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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When this proved too difficult, his buddy, John Peter, grabbed Betts’ right wrist in an attempt to stop the Dodgers outfielder from retaining possession of the ball.Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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They’re projected to start the Miyatake and Muller twins with athletic forward Ellie Frazier. 9.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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The former spouses also share twins Vivian Jenna and Griffin, who were born in 2004, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, who were born in 2006.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Once your account has been created, click your account picture (top left), then Edit profile.David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Since then, Google Maps has blurred its picture of Fuentes’ house.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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History buffs will delight in Punta Arenas’s maritime museum and life-size replicas of the storied European galleons that once navigated to these remote shores.Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
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See miniature replicas of Cincinnati icons, including this year's newest addition: The Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 15 Nov. 2024
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Thankfully, earlier this year conservationists cloned Willa twice more, producing two new clones named Noreen and Antonia.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The zookeepers freeze plant cells to clone in the future.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
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The kit offers a couple hundred components, but many of them are duplicates.Bob Beacham, Popular Science, 22 Nov. 2024
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Integrating data from multiple sources—including ERP and CRM software—into centralized data lakes or warehouses and regularly cleaning it to remove inaccuracies, duplicates, and inconsistencies is also essential.Forbes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Alter ego.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alter%20ego. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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