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
Antimatter is like the mirror image of matter.
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Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
Indeed, in many ways, West’s performatively anti-white, unpatriotic, and cosmopolitan version of polyamory is the blue-state mirror image of tradwifery, which, in its various forms, can fetishize whiteness, nostalgic Americana, and (often Christian) nationalism.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 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
Apple Martin is a mirror image of her mom Gwyneth Paltrow, and Martin's latest photoshoot is undeniable proof.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
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Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2026
Indeed, in many ways, West’s performatively anti-white, unpatriotic, and cosmopolitan version of polyamory is the blue-state mirror image of tradwifery, which, in its various forms, can fetishize whiteness, nostalgic Americana, and (often Christian) nationalism.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 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
Apple Martin is a mirror image of her mom Gwyneth Paltrow, and Martin's latest photoshoot is undeniable proof.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror image
Noun
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Additional images showed an unknown number of snakes curled on top of one another inside a large crate that was placed in the back of an officer’s vehicle.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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While Washington was private about his Anglican beliefs and a supporter of religious freedom for all faiths, Christian nationalists have been reviving the image, and with it, the claim that the US is an inherently Christian nation at its origin.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The couple, who are parents to almost 9-year-old twins Alexander and Ella, shared their pieces of advice for their children, which were at completely different ends of the spectrum.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
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In 2022, Business Insider reported on documents showing that Musk was the father of twins with Zilis.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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That, of course, is the same plate seen on the show, and the same one on the Volo Museum's replica.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Adult shirts are £85 for replicas, £12o for authentic cuts (closer to what players wear in games), and £130 for the authentic long sleeve version.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Surely there was a time earlier in your life when your financial picture wasn’t so stable.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2026
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Lochte had posted a picture of the injection on social media before deleting it.—
Dave Skretta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2026
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In a final battle, the Darksaber is destroyed, Gideon and his clones are seemingly killed, and the newly united Mandalorians settle back on Mandalore.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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And while Meta’s future looks more uncertain than ever, Zuckerberg has turned his attention towards building a photorealistic AI clone of himself to make his micromanaging presence omnipresent throughout the company.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
13 May 2026
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The design ethos translates to a warren of nook-and-cranny sitting rooms decorated in sage and slate, ox-blood leather, curiosities and ancestral portraits.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Related Stories Laird plays Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, a daughter of the lower-middle classes who uses her skills as a portrait painter to hustle her way into the royal court of Versailles.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Creating a Dayton duplicate is less work for the NCAA, after all.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Once designed, both the dresses and the tuxedo had to be replicated in duplicates to accommodate the stunt doubles and the mess that would ensue while shooting the final scene of the wedding night.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror%20image. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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