1
as in sham
one who makes false claims of identity or expertise
no one was more surprised than the defendant when his lawyer turned out to be a ringer
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2
as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
he's a dead ringer for his grandfather
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Recent Examples of ringer
Peggy, over the first three seasons, has really been through the ringer.
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Brie and Franco shine as physical actors who are willing to put themselves through the ringer to express anguish.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
Edmonton Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were quite the ringers at the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ontario, last Wednesday for the beer league game, but they were actually outscored by their opponents, who have quite the hockey story for the rest of their lives.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
Rocking jeans, a pink crop top, a couple of water bottles and a smile that’s a dead-ringer for her mom’s, Willow looks ready to take on the world.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Brie and Franco shine as physical actors who are willing to put themselves through the ringer to express anguish.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 July 2025
Edmonton Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were quite the ringers at the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ontario, last Wednesday for the beer league game, but they were actually outscored by their opponents, who have quite the hockey story for the rest of their lives.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
Rocking jeans, a pink crop top, a couple of water bottles and a smile that’s a dead-ringer for her mom’s, Willow looks ready to take on the world.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ringer
Noun
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Participants were randomized to receive either active HD-tDCS therapy (at a current of 2 mA) or sham therapy for 20 minutes every day for 12 consecutive working days.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Sep. 2025
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The quilt comes with two matching pillow shams for a unified look.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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And the data center blueprints running on Omniverse provide a digital twin for the design, construction, and operation of an AI data center, or AI factory as Nvidia refers to them.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In addition to executive producing, Pressly will play the twins’ mom, Roda.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the game-winning extra point, Notre Dame kept Luke Talich and Leonard Moore back to … protect against a fake?—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately a recent deep fake has come in the guise of a friend.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hey Alexa, create an image of traders popping champagne in the New York Stock Exchange.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In images taken from the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday, plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the city, which is the largest in the Gaza Strip.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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While the classic grounds for denaturalization include concealment of criminal histories or material lies in the naturalization process, there are growing indications that serious tax fraud may be viewed as evidence that naturalization was procured illegally or fraudulently.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is also an actual mechanical shark that visitors can manipulate, albeit a scale replica.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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One of the new additions to the lobby is a replica of a 1925 chandelier, recreated by artisans from photos that were discovered of the original ornate light fixture.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Deepfakes and synthetic voice clones are now attack vectors.—
Jason Crawforth,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Brother Dusk detonates explosives that shatter the cryonic chamber of Cleon clones, bodies raining down in blood and glass, before plucking a single embryo from the wreckage to bait Demerzel’s deepest programming.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Anonymous tips forward to the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center reported threatening posts from a Discord profile that referenced plans for a future massacre and contained pictures of guns.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ad design format may change depending on Family Hub personalization options for the Cover Screen, and advertising will not appear when Cover Screen displays Art Mode or picture albums.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Ringer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ringer. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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