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Someone or something that is like someone or something else

copy

noun

something exactly like something else

equivalent

noun

someone or something that has the same size, value, importance, or meaning as someone or something else

parallel

noun

someone or something that is similar to another person or thing

approximation

noun

something that is similar to something else but is not exactly the same

match

noun

something that looks the same as something else

double

noun

someone who looks very similar to another person

echo

noun

something that is very like a thing that happened or was produced before

carbon copy

noun

someone or something that is almost exactly like another person or thing

mirror image

noun

someone or something that looks very like another person or thing

clone

noun

someone or something that looks or behaves exactly like someone or something else

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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