dead ringer
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Roberts said even her mum agreed with people on TikTok that she was a dead ringer for Burnham, with her partner Iona calling her Mandy.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
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
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
Nelson’s son Lukas sang “Angel Flying Too Close to The Ground” alone with his acoustic guitar, his voice a dead ringer for his dad’s.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2023
The man he approached was Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Jr. A dead ringer for actor Jimmy Stewart, Vanderbilt was a gangly twenty-five-year- old whose gentle, self-effacing manner belied his fabulous wealth.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
