alter ego

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Pham donned a neon pink wig and a vest, channeling Lily’s alter ego, Lola.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

PdVSA is effectively Venezuela’s alter ego, tied at the hip given that oil remains the lifeblood of the economy.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

This was around the time of Coogan's Portuguese crooner alter ego, Tony Ferrino.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

He disappears upstairs and returns minutes later in a blonde wig, yellow polo with the collar popped and a white linen jacket—the costume of his alter ego, “Hall and Grits.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Aldrin is a somewhat mysterious substance, for although it exists as a separate entity it bears the relation of alter ego to dieldrin.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson