as in pictures
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 images
Not just related to the writing process, replicas and their cousins (mirror images, lookalikes, doubles/multiples) appear throughout the book across generations, and between friends and strangers.
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Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Liann and Taylor are like mirror images of one another, each with a bent knee resting on the window and the other foot on the floor.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
In Black Swan, Nina is surrounded by creepy mirror images.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
Auto critic Mark Phelan put the finishing touches on his picks for the annual Car, Truck and Utility vehicle of the year, while autos team newbie Liam Rappleye waxed poetic about a custom Chrysler mash-up of minivans whose frontend and backend are mirror images.
—Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Both even share the same chunky sole unit, and the lines on the two uppers are near mirror images of each other.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
In a sense, FIU and Delaware are mirror images.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
These two groupings are essentially mirror images of each other.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
Liann and Taylor are like mirror images of one another, each with a bent knee resting on the window and the other foot on the floor.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.
—Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
In Black Swan, Nina is surrounded by creepy mirror images.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
Auto critic Mark Phelan put the finishing touches on his picks for the annual Car, Truck and Utility vehicle of the year, while autos team newbie Liam Rappleye waxed poetic about a custom Chrysler mash-up of minivans whose frontend and backend are mirror images.
—Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Both even share the same chunky sole unit, and the lines on the two uppers are near mirror images of each other.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
In a sense, FIU and Delaware are mirror images.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
These two groupings are essentially mirror images of each other.
—Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror images
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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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