as in glass
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection
breaking a mirror is supposed to bring seven years of bad luck
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Recent Examples of mirror
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Somehow, Donald and Team Europe have engineered a near-mirror of that disappointment this week and will bring an even larger lead into Sunday.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
The struggles Koh personally experienced mirrored those in the population more broadly.
—Alice Park, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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Noun
And look in the mirror and ask yourself why that?
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Sep. 2025
Somehow, Donald and Team Europe have engineered a near-mirror of that disappointment this week and will bring an even larger lead into Sunday.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
The navy dial, which mirrors the constellations as seen from Geneva on the day of VC’s founding in 1755, also features a power reserve indicator and a moon phase display.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025
The struggles Koh personally experienced mirrored those in the population more broadly.
—Alice Park, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror
Noun
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Lead stores energy in batteries, shields against radiation, gives glass crystal its brilliance, and makes paint more luminous and cars run more smoothly.—
Tom Frieden,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Instead of pumping in conventional air conditioning, it was surrounded by proprietary glass panes filled with cooled water.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The ground floor is home to the offices of creative director Gherardo Felloni and longtime brand ambassador Inès de la Fressange; the Salon de l’Héritage, an exhibition space and the Salon Vivier reception room, which reflects the distinctive interior design taste of the house’s founder.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Seek out the people who reflect your vision back to you with clarity.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Mirror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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