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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
Tech is abuzz with companies wanting to license likenesses.
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Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
There’s still a heated debate surrounding AI, with some parts of the creative community concerned that the technology will lead to job losses and worries that actors’ likenesses will be used without their consent.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
One of the laws, AB 1836, specifically protects digital likenesses as part of performers’ posthumous right of publicity, a legal right that protects people’s identities from unauthorized commercial use.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit filed represents a necessary legal response under California and New York laws that protect individuals’ rights to control the commercial use of their names and likenesses, with potentially hundreds or thousands of affected writers eligible to participate in the class action.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 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
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
Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
There’s still a heated debate surrounding AI, with some parts of the creative community concerned that the technology will lead to job losses and worries that actors’ likenesses will be used without their consent.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
One of the laws, AB 1836, specifically protects digital likenesses as part of performers’ posthumous right of publicity, a legal right that protects people’s identities from unauthorized commercial use.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 18 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit filed represents a necessary legal response under California and New York laws that protect individuals’ rights to control the commercial use of their names and likenesses, with potentially hundreds or thousands of affected writers eligible to participate in the class action.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for likenesses
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For many adults, the beauty book triggered memories of a pre-social-media childhood spent cutting pictures out of magazines and pasting them into notebooks.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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These are big walleyes, the kind sportsmen pose with for pictures in the local newspapers.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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For those following news about the war on social media, this affinity network—all these different figures with their own little tribes—has been quickly replacing images of the war with commentary on it.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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These images have never been seen by the public — until today.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Masses of pro-government supporters gathered in Tehran last night, holding flags and portraits of Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.—
Rebecca Shabad,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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Indian portraits, too, were typically studio-based, meaning that individuals were literally removed from any landscape.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Mar. 2026
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Faux-chrome hubcaps and brick outlines resembling fenders decorate the building’s skin; those giant gargoyles on the corners are overscale replicas of radiator-cap hood ornaments.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
27 Mar. 2026
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In center field, Dodgers fans were greeted by oversize replicas of those trophies, the better for taking a selfie.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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His 120 illustrations are colorful, sometimes combining nature photography with Walden’s original creations to form detailed settings.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Before the three scientists’ work, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans were largely abstract animals to most people – zoo exhibits, textbook illustrations, evolutionary symbols.—
Mireya Mayor,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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In mythology, the twins balance day and night, or sun and moon.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The new twins were observed in the Baraka family and marked the seventh gorilla birth recorded in the park since the start of the year.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Currently, creating those graphic depictions of children is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Humor about the pickle often stems from its distinctiveness—its tangy, assertive flavor and odd appearance lend themselves to exaggerated, whimsical depictions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, the clones even lost an entire copy of their X chromosome.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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Stumpy was one of the trees cleared for the renovations, but Stumpy clones live on, waiting to be planted when the work is done.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Likenesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likenesses. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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