as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
with the help of either movie magic or makeup, the actress appeared to be the spitting image of the queen
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Recent Examples of spitting image
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Barron Trump is a spitting image of his father –– at least according to the Internet.
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
And not just any movie star — Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
And yes, apart from the berry earrings, Patagonia zip-up, and eyeglasses, Violet Affleck is the spitting image of her mother.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Yasmin looks devastating, gorgeous, and sad, the spitting image of Princess Diana in her black gown.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
And not just any movie star — Lance is the spitting image of a Hollywood icon, James Jansen.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
And yes, apart from the berry earrings, Patagonia zip-up, and eyeglasses, Violet Affleck is the spitting image of her mother.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Yasmin looks devastating, gorgeous, and sad, the spitting image of Princess Diana in her black gown.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
Noun
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Police on Tuesday released images of the thief in the hope someone may recognize her.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
29 Jan. 2025
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The social media user who first shared the image identified it as inauthentic in a follow-up post.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Altair twin skyscrapers, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, are seven hundred and eighty-seven feet tall, with one standing at attention and the other leaning companionably against it.—
Eric Lach,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Thankfully, the Olsen twins designed multiple bags that appear to work for the Rhode founder.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2025
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Dawn McKenna Group, Coldwell Banker Realty When the house was first put on the market, The Wall Street Journal reported the sale would include a Lego replica of the house and a large Kevin Lego figure that the brand gifted to the old owners, which McKenna confirmed the new buyers will get to keep.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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Whereas some cloud storage and file-sharing services' desktop apps seamlessly integrate with your computer’s folder system, others offer a one-to-one replica of the service’s web portal.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
22 Jan. 2025
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His pictures speak in a cinematic voice that is uniquely and completely his own.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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The heartwarming story—and amazing pictures—quickly gained traction online.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Each of the clones has a primary purpose: Watcher, Fixer, Knower, Healer and Bang Bang Fire, who is assigned to defend the mysterious vessel containing monuments and shrines to the past.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Even its biggest rival, Amazon, recently introduced a Temu clone called Amazon Haul that closely resembles the original, both in terms of its logistics supply chain and user interface.—
Zeyi Yang,
WIRED,
26 Dec. 2024
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China’s record trade surplus of almost $1 trillion last year has a nearly perfect mirror image on the other side of the world: an American trade deficit last year that is expected to clock in at around $1 trillion.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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The linker cell–type death is in some sense almost like a mirror image of apoptosis.—
Steven Strogatz,
Quanta Magazine,
5 Dec. 2024
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The event, taking place beneath 400 dazzling disco balls, feature an auction of works by celebrity photographer Greg Gorman, including portraits of Debbie Harry, Grace Jones and David Bowie.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Over the years, the portraits of her deepened and became more compassionate.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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This leads to more clutter and unnecessary duplicates that are lost again.—
Amy Slenker-Smith,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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While the pharmaceutical companies plod along the long drug development and regulatory process required of new medications, some pharmacies have already leapt into the oral market by categorizing their products as duplicates of the injectable meds.—
Kate Knibbs,
WIRED,
20 Nov. 2024
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