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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
This isn’t necessarily because these models are creating a more accurate likeness of the world.
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
With name, image and likeness payments and the rampant use of the transfer portal, Spencer believes part of the essence of college football is being lost.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
This journey was born of individual states granting student athletes the right to monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL), without jeopardizing their amateur status, an initiative the NCAA had been unwilling to take on.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Several of the plaintiffs also said they weren’t paid for the use of their likeness to promote Rockelle’s content, while all of them alleged there were times they had been promised compensation for work and appearances, but were never paid.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
With name, image and likeness payments and the rampant use of the transfer portal, Spencer believes part of the essence of college football is being lost.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
This journey was born of individual states granting student athletes the right to monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL), without jeopardizing their amateur status, an initiative the NCAA had been unwilling to take on.
—Eddie Edwards Jr, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Several of the plaintiffs also said they weren’t paid for the use of their likeness to promote Rockelle’s content, while all of them alleged there were times they had been promised compensation for work and appearances, but were never paid.
—Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for likeness
Noun
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The images revealed both the mass and an affected lymph node, confirming the presence of cancer cells.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Creates reminders, clicks hands-free images Cai sees the robot as a bridge for the modern family.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The original bell was replaced on the underwater ship with a replica, engraved with the 29 sailors' names on it.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The private museum also has a replica of Sputnik 1, Project Apollo displays, and an Engine Evolution area that lets visitors get a close-up view of rocket engines and jet turbines.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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That Bezos up on stage bore a strong resemblance to the one who attended high school in Miami.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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First, the aircraft’s fuselage emerged from inside a specialized cargo plane, known as an Airbus Beluga because of its resemblance to beluga whales.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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The movement is considered a response to the ever-present and growing sense of alienation among people, as well as a rejection of the traditional depictions of everyday life in Eastern Europe.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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Pormanove, 46, was also known online for completing extreme challenges on livestreams, and his death drew public scrutiny for — and an investigation by French authorities into — the streaming platform Kick for allowing creators to share videos that include depictions of physical and verbal abuse.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The data paints a picture of an urgent drive to develop capacity for new and more sophisticated missiles.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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There are no birth announcements for my mother or her sister, but there are pictures of them in cowboy costumes at a photo studio sometime in the mid 1950s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Mpro, an enzyme that allows SARS-CoV-2 to replicate in host cells, holds structural similarities.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Researchers began to explore representational similarity among AI models with this approach in the mid-2010s and found that different models’ representations of the same concepts were often similar, though far from identical.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Jan. 2026
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In this intimate portrait of life during the exhilarating early days of the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia in the 1970s, Pernille Ipsen tells the stories of the seven women who raised her, who were all part of the women’s movement in Denmark.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth was often photographed wearing them to galas and other royal occasions, and sat for a portrait with the jewels in the 1950s.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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His oldest child, musician Jesse Wood, was 39 years old when the twins were born.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
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The twins partnered with HomeGoods to embrace early holiday decorating, sharing insights on sisterhood, family traditions, and essentials to celebrate the season.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Likeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likeness. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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