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as in image
a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing
the wealthy businessman hired a leading artist to paint his likeness
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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
why, you're the very likeness of your mother!
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as in resemblance
the quality or state of having many qualities in common
the forgery was difficult to detect due to the pinpoint likeness it bore to the original
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Recent Examples of likeness
Each person controls who can use their likeness and can revoke or delete any cameo videos.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Waldron and the Mannings leveraged their relationships with college programs such as Georgia, Ole Miss and Tennessee to use their name, image and likeness as the opponents of the fictional Catfish.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The debate over digital likeness and AI protections was a flashpoint in last year’s dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, with actors calling for safeguards against their voices and images being replicated without consent.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Holm died in 2020, but Alvarez reached out to the actor’s estate to secure its blessing to re-create his likeness circa four decades earlier.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Waldron and the Mannings leveraged their relationships with college programs such as Georgia, Ole Miss and Tennessee to use their name, image and likeness as the opponents of the fictional Catfish.
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The debate over digital likeness and AI protections was a flashpoint in last year’s dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, with actors calling for safeguards against their voices and images being replicated without consent.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Holm died in 2020, but Alvarez reached out to the actor’s estate to secure its blessing to re-create his likeness circa four decades earlier.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for likeness
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The Rehabilitation A week after Manes’ departure, Johnson posted the image of himself posing with Bukele and their families in front of a Christmas tree.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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When police released images of the weapon, Robinson’s father texted his son, asking for a picture of the gun, according to the charging document.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Visitors can walk through wildflowers as military aircraft fly over a lonely barn-like hangar—a replica of one that housed the first practical flying machine.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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The decoy unfolds from a compact square box and inflates into a full-size F-35 replica within minutes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Despite his mother’s wish to keep the boy out of the Hollywood spotlight, his resemblance at 16 to his father was such that he was cast as Robert’s younger brother in Thunder Road.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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From jokes about his resemblance to former NBA star Delonté West to comments about the cover hurting the album’s streams, Thug’s provocative art, for the first time, landed flat.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The town's growing acknowledgement of its past comes at an odd time for a county that voted 76% for the president in 2024, which since being reelected has tried to erase negative depictions of the country's past.—
Jenna McMurtry,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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Seriously though, the chemistry between Stewart and O’Brian is off the charts, which is all too rare for cinematic depictions of gender-nonconforming women.—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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At the core of the GOP’s shutdown argument is painting a grim picture of any non-citizen receiving any government benefit.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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My adoptive parents had refused to allow contact or send pictures, and didn’t tell me about her attempt to communicate with us for years after the fact.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Due to the similarities with the viral Coldplay jumbotron, social media users were quick to assume that something untoward was happening.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Vasquez seemingly shared no visual similarities to Samuel Vazquez, a 41-year-old accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her dog outside a Publix in Davenport, the outlet reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The same could be said of Piccioli, whose muses include the French actor Isabelle Huppert — portraits of whom were shared as a teaser prior to the show.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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On Instagram through the years, he's shared many glimpses into that time in his life, from school portraits and prom pics to Christmas memories and beyond.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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From meeting friends who led lives beyond their wildest dreams to discovering themselves surrounded by expensive clothes and flashy cars, the twins were introduced to a whole new world.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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In 2009, the couple welcomed twins Bob and Max, who were born six weeks prematurely, and required a prolonged hospital stay.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Likeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likeness. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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