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look-alike

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[ look-uh-lahyk ]

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noun

a person or thing that looks like or closely resembles another; double.
a compatible:
The leading brand of computer was expensive so they bought cheap look-alikes.
a pill or capsule that contains nonprescription stimulants, as caffeine and ephedrine, but is made to appear like one containing illegal or prescription stimulants, as amphetamine or biphetamine.

adjective

being or characteristic of a look-alike.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of look-alike¹

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase look alike

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One of the things about the movie is that a lot of people mistake Bateman for someone else, and you couldn't cast six different DiCaprio look-alikes.

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That's how Chalamet and Powell's doppelgangers, Miles Mitchell and Max Braunstein, found themselves on the red carpet Sunday evening, holding signs that read, “I won a look-alike contest and now I’m at the Golden Globes.”

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They insist her boyfriend is a look-alike figure named Zimomo, but Pop Mart denies the relationship.

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Even Wright has a look-alike actor daughter, Dylan Penn.

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But the competition hits a lull when they want to sell off their handful of Chalamet look-alikes to the adoring women-dominated audience.

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