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Word: ringer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hope the Boat" --the opening chords of which are a dead ringer for those of Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat" --uses real rock violin, not just classical violin juxtaposed with a rock beat. And in "Overflow," Herlihy plays the socket wrench, with intriguing results...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: On the Fringes of Pop With O-Positive | 8/17/1990 | See Source »

Wallyball? A designer sport that resembles volleyball on a squash court, it brought to 23 the number of sports the President has indulged in since his Inauguration. Though Bush can still throw a ringer every sixth pitch on his South Lawn pit, his enthusiasm for horseshoes has been nudged aside by this new winter passion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Totaling Up Year One | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

Barton, as the all-American Ben Winthrop (a Harvard graduate) delivers a hilarious performance, also displaying considerable singing and dancing skills in the second act's only show-stopper, "Plumbing." Also notable is Christopher Davidson (a dead ringer for Monty Python's Graham Chapman) as the slimy but good-hearted French director Andre de Croissant...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Porter's Aged Nymph Goes Astray at Harvard | 1/12/1990 | See Source »

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