mirror images

noun

plural of mirror image
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 Parker, who also shares son James, 23, with husband Matthew Broderick, previously pushed back on the stereotype that her twins are mirror images of each other. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 23 June 2026 Also, the two opposing narratives were mirror images of each other in volume and posting cadence, suggesting that the same culprit may have been amplifying both sides of the fight. — Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026 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. — Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror images
  1. pictures
  2. images
  3. twins
  4. replicas
  5. clones
  6. portraits
Noun
  • Recently released pictures show his coffin next arriving in Karbala, surrounded by masses of people.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • Reporters staked out the property and snapped pictures of arrivals.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • In photo images shared by the Parks and Rec Department, an outdoor trash barrel sits ringed by bags of refuse collected next to a playing field.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 July 2026
  • TikTokers today may be a great distance from the church fathers, but their images still resonate – even, and perhaps especially, on the internet.
    — Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • Little Notes • Laura sees that Mary is still upset by what happened at the James house and attempts to smooth things over with a cookie and acknowledging how awful the twins are, but Mary isn’t ready to forgive her sister just yet.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • She's had pregnancies most years since then, including several sets of twins, the records show.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of twins
Noun
  • So, when these replicas replace an emotion as deep and universal as mourning, the emotional landscape of the human being changes.
    — Gaia Alari, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • Some of the deals have pages of guardrails and approval rights, setting down boundaries for any future use of these replicas.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of replicas
Noun
  • The jumping cholla is a cactus that reproduces via the spread of clones.
    — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • Will today’s celebrities soon be sending their AI clones into our laptops to chat with us, advise us, keep us company?
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of clones
Noun
  • Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
  • Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of portraits

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