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as in pictures
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 images
something or someone that strongly resembles another
why, you're the very likeness of your mother!
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Recent Examples of likenesses
The right of publicity was key to Ed O’Bannon’s case against the NCAA over the unauthorized use of college athletes’ likenesses in video games.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
But in recent months, more AI companies have pushed to strike licensing deals with talent across sectors — from film and TV to video games — to avoid blowback from artists who worry that their voices and likenesses are being used without their consent.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
The subjects appear to offer their likenesses without reserving an ounce of modesty; confidence and audacity steel their faces and poses.
—Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The legislation, however, does not yet create a clear regime specifically addressing performers’ likenesses, biometric data or voice cloning.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Due to its realistic nature and unauthorized use of the actors’ likenesses, both the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and MPA were among the first to call out the platform.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Doctors can’t even counter the false advertisements with legitimate videos of their own, since doing so just gives scammers more material with which to clone their likenesses.
—John Whyte, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
But Wolves colleagues were struck by other likenesses, too.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Sources tell us that Equity wants a payout for all actors whose likenesses are used in this way.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
But in recent months, more AI companies have pushed to strike licensing deals with talent across sectors — from film and TV to video games — to avoid blowback from artists who worry that their voices and likenesses are being used without their consent.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
The subjects appear to offer their likenesses without reserving an ounce of modesty; confidence and audacity steel their faces and poses.
—Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The legislation, however, does not yet create a clear regime specifically addressing performers’ likenesses, biometric data or voice cloning.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Due to its realistic nature and unauthorized use of the actors’ likenesses, both the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and MPA were among the first to call out the platform.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Doctors can’t even counter the false advertisements with legitimate videos of their own, since doing so just gives scammers more material with which to clone their likenesses.
—John Whyte, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
But Wolves colleagues were struck by other likenesses, too.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Sources tell us that Equity wants a payout for all actors whose likenesses are used in this way.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for likenesses
Noun
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While beautiful at first, once all of the Instagram pictures were taken, the open-air space started to get old for me.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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In the other, a 9-year-old Khimberly held drawings and pictures for a school project.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The update, spotted by Social Media Today, arrives after X faced heavy scrutiny for letting Grok generate sexualized images of users under their posts.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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Complicating any assessment of the incident is the lack of images of bomb fragments from the blast.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Advertisement Oksana Masters and Aaron Pike ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Paralympics portraits on April 29, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.—
Oksana Masters,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Flare resistance is excellent, too, so take landscape and cityscape images or portraits with the sun in frame without worry.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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Satellite imagery has revealed dummy missile launchers, inflatable replicas, and wooden models placed in open areas to attract attention and mislead targeting systems.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
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Digital twins — virtual replicas of buildings — allow AI to catch design flaws and cost overruns before a single shovel hits the ground.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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Some of the pages have illustrations.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Olson’s vibrant illustrations, based on folk art, show long, slender figures who fill the pages with color and activity.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The discovery that the sun and many of these solar twins are of similar ages and located about the same distance from the center of the galaxy suggests that the sun is not at its current position by accident.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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She is temporarily allowed to return home, as are the twins.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Most intriguing, though, are the show’s depictions of monstrosity.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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Phil Chan’s organization Final Bow for Yellowface has worked to end the practice of Yellowface in America’s most popular ballet, The Nutcracker, and bring authentic depictions of Asian culture to ballet stages.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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From athletes and entertainers to journalists to everyday Americans, deepfakes and voice clones can wreck careers, scam families, distort public discourse, and leave a trail of exploitation, humiliation, and real emotional harm across the internet.—
Michaelangelo Matos,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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But last summer, an exposé in Wired chronicled his attempts to sell three clones of the greatest polo pony in the world, Cuartetera, against the wishes of her owner and Meeker’s former business partner, the Argentinean polo legend Adolfo Cambiaso.—
Mark Ellwood,
Air Mail,
28 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Likenesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likenesses. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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