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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
Thus André Breton—the imperious leader of the French Surrealist group with which Alberto Giacometti had made common cause in the late 1920s—chided the artist for his return to sculpting human likenesses after 1935.
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Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The images show women whose likenesses were edited by the AI chatbot to put them in more revealing clothing, such as towels, sports bras, skintight Spider-Woman outfits or bunny costumes.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
But Beijing cracked down on the industry after several dramas used the likenesses of prominent human actors, with regulations requiring new series to seek government approval before release.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Tech is abuzz with companies wanting to license likenesses.
—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
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
Now, Ludwig and Tatjana regard their likenesses.
—Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 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
Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026
The images show women whose likenesses were edited by the AI chatbot to put them in more revealing clothing, such as towels, sports bras, skintight Spider-Woman outfits or bunny costumes.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026
But Beijing cracked down on the industry after several dramas used the likenesses of prominent human actors, with regulations requiring new series to seek government approval before release.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Tech is abuzz with companies wanting to license likenesses.
—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
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
Now, Ludwig and Tatjana regard their likenesses.
—Kendra Atleework, Longreads, 12 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for likenesses
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Wheatley has always had a decent handle on atmosphere, and Normal definitely possesses more of a sense of location than other pictures of its ilk.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
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In May 2025, CACC posted pictures to its social media pages showing lines of people turning in stray animals or surrendering their pets to city shelters.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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These images are easy to fake or are displayed on fraudulent websites controlled by the scammer.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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During that texting period, between April 6 and April 17, Buetikofer made several attempts to move the conversation to Snapchat, requested images of the student and suggested meeting in person.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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For instance, portraits of Kim II Sung, the founder and supreme leader of North Korea, and Kim Jong Il, the father of current leader Kim Jong Un, are mandatory in public places like train stations, hospitals, schools and factories.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Centred on intimate portraits of women rebuilding their lives, the film follows individuals shaping a future in the shadow of a shared past.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
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And as far as attention to detail, each follow in the footsteps of Amalgam’s miniature Formula 1 replicas and its previous partnerships with Maranello, which include a diminutive 12Cilindri.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tuesday in a Castle Rock barn, history buffs are building replicas of old buildings, by hand.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The scent was developed in collaboration with Italian artist Olimpia Zagnoli, who created illustrations for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Ivišić twins give Illinois a pair of 7-footers who can shoot, rebound and protect the rim.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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As a new spooky season starts, Caity juggles a new crush Hannah, the arrival of twins Liam and Sean to work at the haunt, and her father’s tenuous sobriety.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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These policies have been expanded into sweeping bans on Pride events and depictions of homosexuality in media like films and TV.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2026
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Jackson’s settlement with the Chandler family turned out to include an agreement that forbade the estate to participate in depictions of the events around Chandler’s allegation.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Editing tools like Descript are also rushing into the growing market for digital clones.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 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
Cite this Entry
“Likenesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/likenesses. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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