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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
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Fallon showed framed pictures of him hanging out with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and posing with racecar studs Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Rittenhouse also posted pictures of himself in a hospital bed as well as a close-up shot of the spider's bite mark.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Fake images of celebrities like Katy Perry and Rihanna also popped up online during the Met Gala in 2024.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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To prove out the findings in real biology, Schramma stuck his arm back into the fish tank, nipped more leaves, and snapped microscope images of the cells within to measure Elodea’s actual packing fractions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The twins had always dreamed of being on maternity leave at the same time.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Their twins were born via IVF in 2021.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Noun
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In partnership with Google, the company this year aims to build replicas of the system on multiple continents.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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The Fossil Exhibit Trail has an accessible boardwalk with replicas of fossils and prehistoric creatures that once lived in the area.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
30 Apr. 2026
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Other companies have already deployed AI clones of their leaders in a similar fashion to Customers Bank.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Division involves using tubers, clones of mother plants, to produce new blooms.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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The imagery, made in Haiti, New York, Florida, and her current home of Los Angeles, uses both personal, documentary photographs and more surreal, formal portraits to link Cadet’s personal history to a broader meditation on the Black diasporic experience.—
Elly Fishman,
Vogue,
8 May 2026
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Artists in the 18th century would often include a person of color, who would sometimes be imaginary, in their portraits of wealthy white sitters to embellish the painting and highlight the high status of the main subject, according to the researchers.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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