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ringer

[ring-er] / ˈrɪŋ ər /


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A weirdo dog lets you “show your individuality,” said Terence Nelson, 38, an influencer marketing strategist in New York whose fuzzy Brussels griffon, Sue, is a dead ringer for an Ewok.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"It was really fun for us to put them through the ringer and to basically have them look at each other and say: 'Are these differences too much for our partnership to succeed?'"

From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025

"I don't think Usman will have a choice. I think Khabib will have taken him back to the mountains in Dagestan after that first fight and absolutely put him through the ringer," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

When she was a very young woman, my grandmother was a dead ringer for a famous actor named Myrna Loy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

Mrs. Adler flips her ringer on, then slips her phone in the pocket of her shirt or pajama top or whatever it is.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko