as in mirror
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection
always remember that the image is reversed in the looking glass
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Recent Examples of looking glass
Comparatively speaking, the looking glass world of Songs of the Jabberwock is remarkably grounded.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
As with much of the movie, including Ramona’s literal trip through the looking glass where all text is reversed, there’s a heavy surreality hanging over everything.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Whether greeting guests in your entryway, dressing up a ho-hum bathroom, or crowning a fireplace, console, or headboard, this leafy looking glass is sure to make a striking and lasting first impression.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
For many, the start of the pandemic was like going through the looking glass.
—Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
As with much of the movie, including Ramona’s literal trip through the looking glass where all text is reversed, there’s a heavy surreality hanging over everything.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Whether greeting guests in your entryway, dressing up a ho-hum bathroom, or crowning a fireplace, console, or headboard, this leafy looking glass is sure to make a striking and lasting first impression.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2025
For many, the start of the pandemic was like going through the looking glass.
—Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking glass
mirror
Noun
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Use a dedicated glass cleaner to make your front and rear windshields, side windows, mirrors and infotainment screens clear and clean.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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In the station bathroom, Michelle catches her reflection, and then sees him—Burke—not in the mirror, but in her mind, planting a warning that if anyone discovers their affair, the truth could unravel everything she's accomplished.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Looking glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20glass. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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