mirror image

noun

Definition of mirror imagenext
as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another looking at the idealistic intern, the elderly physician could not help but see the mirror image of himself 40 years earlier

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Recent Examples of mirror image Chiral objects have a mirror image that cannot be superimposed directly on them. — Mallory Green, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Kagan and Soai figured out, for the first time, a way to create just one of those mirror images. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026 Kagan’s discovery ultimately allowed for the generation of safer and more effective single-handed molecules by the pharmaceutical industry; previously, drugs with the incorrect mirror image were either very toxic or simply inactive. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026 This is a phenomenon known as chirality, from the Greek word for hand (as hands are mirror images of one another). — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mirror image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror image
  1. image
  2. twin
  3. replica
  4. picture
  5. clone
  6. portrait
  7. duplicate
Noun
  • The team sought to identify an anomaly first seen in satellite images in 2020.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The damage and disruption could also affect France’s image as a tourist destination in the long-term.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • The twins pleaded not guilty and have denied the allegations through their attorneys.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The twins, Dallas, a girl, and Tyson, a boy, were 18 months old.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of twin
Noun
  • The Southern Alps are an almost exact replica of the Himalayas in terms of their lot formations and crevasse fields, according to Hiddleston.
    — Tamara Southward, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The trio also talked about building a replica of the Young statue, which would be placed in the Renaissance Center once it is revamped.
    — Carol Cain, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of replica
Noun
  • In my tests, with the lower-brightness Cinema mode, the UHZ36 was easily bright enough to deliver a suitably bright picture for both SDR and HDR material on my 90-inch screen in a dark room.
    — M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026
  • That ended Notre Dame's 16-game winning streak and is one of several outcomes that are going to shake up the rankings and CFP picture in a big, big way.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of picture
Noun
  • Like Avril Lavigne and Jim Carrey, Selena Gomez has received her fair share of celebrity-clone-replacement allegations from online conspiracy theorists.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Since its earliest days, the video game industry has been built on developers creating clones of competing games, with varying levels of originality and varying levels of enforcement from game platforms.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of clone
Noun
  • The orchestra paints a colorful musical portrait for the choreography.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Around the same time, Rivera painted a full-body portrait of Pan dancing, and Pan hung the painting in the parlor of his house.
    — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of portrait
Noun
  • The Election Commission and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration deny the allegations and say the revision is intended to remove duplicate and ineligible entries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The waiver gives the studio permission to create a duplicate of an actor in costume, which aids in VFX work during postproduction.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of duplicate

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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror%20image. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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