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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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Dop Antiques Located in Jefferson, roughly 10 minutes past Audubon Park, this 20,000-square-foot airplane hangar is brimming with European wonders, from Louis Philippe mirrors to French Empire chandeliers to gleaming English tables.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME), before an apparent breakdown in talks, mirrored Murray’s position that another short-term funding patch would give them the time needed to reach a full-year budget agreement.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Athena is also outfitted with a Laser Retro-Reflector Array (LRA) — eight mirrors affixed to the lander, designed to test the reflection of laser light to enable more accurate positioning determination for orbiting and approaching spacecraft.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Dop Antiques Located in Jefferson, roughly 10 minutes past Audubon Park, this 20,000-square-foot airplane hangar is brimming with European wonders, from Louis Philippe mirrors to French Empire chandeliers to gleaming English tables.
—Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
The custom rug by Sacco Carpet mirrors the curvature of the ceiling.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2025
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-ME), before an apparent breakdown in talks, mirrored Murray’s position that another short-term funding patch would give them the time needed to reach a full-year budget agreement.
—Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Mirror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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