doppelgänger
noun
a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
doppelgängers
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pluralof doppelgänger.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Tune in to this spooky episode of Decoder Ring for “a seasonally appropriate literary mystery—one full of doppelgängers, supervillains, plot twists, and vampires who just refuse to die.”
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
A pair of women, seeming doppelgängers of Ari’s roommate and a second guest, suddenly appear; as inexplicably, the host vanishes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
From absurdist metafictions involving doppelgängers to a documentary about a slain music star that utilizes never-before-seen home footage, these were the best Latino films of 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
The @PopCrave X account shared staged red carpet footage of the celebrity doppelgängers from his video shouting his praises as if it were real.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
The same players, or their doppelgängers; the same pictured nymphs smiling on the ornate walls.
From The Princess Passes by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
