as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
looking at the idealistic intern, the elderly physician could not help but see the mirror image of himself 40 years earlier
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Recent Examples of mirror image
But the odds of RFK Jr.’s defeat are shrinking, and Cassidy’s thumbs-up may one day be remembered as the mirror image of John McCain’s thumbs-down from 2017, when that independent-minded senator doomed Trump’s efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Harris then appeared as the mirror image of Rudolph to offer advice.
—Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2024
The idea is to pick and choose what fits you best, to look at your closet and see a reflection of you and not a mirror image of trends throughout the years.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
On the red carpet, Kim’s left breast was almost entirely revealed by an asymmetrical cut — a mirror image of Jenner’s neckline — save for a matching purple nipple pasty.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Harris then appeared as the mirror image of Rudolph to offer advice.
—Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2024
The idea is to pick and choose what fits you best, to look at your closet and see a reflection of you and not a mirror image of trends throughout the years.
—Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
On the red carpet, Kim’s left breast was almost entirely revealed by an asymmetrical cut — a mirror image of Jenner’s neckline — save for a matching purple nipple pasty.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror image
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But despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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For example, the site posts the flight path, images, coordinates, maps and information from news sources and social media posts for the Delta flight that rolled over in Toronto Pearson.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN,
22 Feb. 2025
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Our family has always been so obsessed with the fact there were two sets of twins born to the same parents in our family.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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Trachtenberg plays Jenny, one-half of a set of twins who, along with some boisterous male buddies, sets off on a summer tour of Europe.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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The museum will feature interactive exhibitions and life-sized replicas based on da Vinci’s drawings and sketches.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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One of her graduate students, Katherine Shark, made a replica of the Molyneux gown out of muslin which is part of the exhibit as well.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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And consider this: Only two of the last 10 BAFTA winners for best film went on to win the Oscar for best picture — Nomadland in 2021 and Oppenheimer in 2024.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2025
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Conclusion Guy Bisson’s analysis paints a picture of a film industry adapting to a new normal.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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And the actor – who plays an explorer and his clone in this trippy sci-fi adventure – managed to at least double the cheering inside the theater after the film’s credits rolled.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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The remake will be the first mainline entry (or at least, revisiting of one) since 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which served as a sequel to Snake Eater once again following Naked Snake after the fourth entry jumped back to his clone as the lead.—
Ashley Bardhan,
Rolling Stone,
6 Feb. 2025
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Like most women artists, Capet painted portraits and miniatures.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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The second season of Robert and Michelle King's brilliant, surrealist portrait of life in the Age of Trump often served as a real-time reflection of everything its viewers were feeling: paranoia, rage, disorientation, fear, disbelief, and of course, derangement.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Our 1949 and 1950 trips were duplicates of the 1948 hunt.—
Tom Stacer,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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This data will mitigate the ongoing Medicaid duplicate discount issues by allowing J&J to more effectively track and prevent duplicate discounts.—
Rita Numerof,
Forbes,
22 Nov. 2024
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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror%20image. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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