Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that closely resembles another; a double.
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- noun A person who is
visually similar to another; adouble .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
- adjective resembling closely
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Examples
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After a while, algorithms could mine those portraits for patterns for so-called look-alike models: What traits predicted whether someone was a likely donor to an environmental cause?
Slate Articles Sasha Issenberg 2012
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2. Henry Hub Natural Gas Last Day HH: Also known as the look-alike last day financial futures, these contracts represent 10,000 mmBtu and the futures settle on the last trading day for each contract month.
unknown title 2011
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That's the top prize at DC101's annual costume contest, where in recent years winners have included a perfectly coiffed McLovin look-alike and an elaborate (and homemade) Optimus Prime outfit with glowing headlights and taillights.
Halloween 2010: costumes, decorations, pictures and more Washington Post Staff 2010
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Don't see how a Nerf gun could be considered a look-alike weapon.
Teen Suspended, Not Expelled, For Shooting Nerf Gun In School 2009
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But we can be certain of several things, which is that she has a very strong chin, hooked nose very much like her father's, sunken eyes - no great beauty, by no means an Elizabeth Taylor look-alike.
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No previews available, but we're promised a randy club promoter, a Jordan look-alike and a popstrel who wants to be the next Cheryl Cole.
The weekend's TV highlights Andrew Mueller 2010
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Devon Scott, 14, could have been expelled for at least one year if district officials had adhered to a strict interpretation of the state's zero-tolerance weapons policy and the federal Gun-Free Schools Act, which, in theory, apply even to look-alike weapons.
Teen Suspended, Not Expelled, For Shooting Nerf Gun In School 2009
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The United States needs a heavy lift booster and a new effort to reach beyond LEO more than we need another Great Society look-alike program.
President Bush and the Orion rocket or Orion launching vehicle - NASA Watch 2009
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Don't see how a Nerf gun could be considered a look-alike weapon.
Teen Suspended, Not Expelled, For Shooting Nerf Gun In School 2009
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Mr. Cook has a better chance of winning a Raul Malo look-alike contest than ever being a leader.
Steve Cook Wants to Be The Next Deputy Center Director at Marshall - NASA Watch 2009
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