as in glass
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection
breaking a mirror is supposed to bring seven years of bad luck
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Recent Examples of mirror
Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Pictures of Kobe Bryant, Bruce Lee, and Prince hang above huge dance-studio mirrors.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Wenyuan Wu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Though the employee ranks in these companies have diversified, the top jobs that command the best pay and benefits have not, mirroring the private sector at large, the analysis found.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Trump's immigration plan mirrors that of Project 2025, focusing on mass deportations and cutting benefits for undocumented immigrants.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Pictures of Kobe Bryant, Bruce Lee, and Prince hang above huge dance-studio mirrors.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
In this sense, Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order, which revokes Executive Order 11246 (federal affirmative action with a focus on preferences rather than non-discrimination), mirrors the civil rights battles fought in California.
—Wenyuan Wu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
Though the employee ranks in these companies have diversified, the top jobs that command the best pay and benefits have not, mirroring the private sector at large, the analysis found.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Mirror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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