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
Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.
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Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
And these mirror images, uniting perceptions barely conscious, were to constitute the basis from which his pilot’s dreams would someday take flight.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 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
In many ways, these teams are mirror images of each other going into this game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
And these mirror images, uniting perceptions barely conscious, were to constitute the basis from which his pilot’s dreams would someday take flight.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 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
In many ways, these teams are mirror images of each other going into this game.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror images
Noun
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Deuxmoi showed pictures of McRae and Hughes dining at Anton’s in the West Village the month prior.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In these 2-foot-square pictures, long-haired nude female figures in close Edenic companionship with wild beasts poke their heads out from behind lush tropical foliage, and stare, unsettlingly, straight outward.—
Benjamin Lima,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The move adds to mounting regulatory pressure on X, which is also facing probes in France and the United Kingdom after thousands of sexualised deepfake images — mainly of women, but also children — were generated using Grok last month, prompting a global backlash.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Cowboy Carter artist shared yet another set of images on Instagram from the 2026 Super Bowl, this time wearing a long brown coat with a matching hat and blue jeans.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The last few months Jones and her children – Kayin, 16, and twins Clara and Uche, 13 – have been adjusting to life as a family of four since her husband's death in May at 45 after being diagnosed with glioblastoma.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Up to 10 guests can sleep across five en suite cabins, including a full-beam owner’s suite on the main deck forward and two doubles and two twins on the lower deck.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
2 Feb. 2026
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Her daughter's voice was likely cloned with an AI tool that creates convincing voice replicas and easily masks identities.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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It is believed that twenty-five Testa Rossa replicas were built, with fewer than five remaining worldwide.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lots of time-travel, mind-melding, skin-shedding, clones, and dream invasion episodes to blend in with the cross-species relationships and typical high school melodrama.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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These unauthorized deepfakes and voice clones of actors violate the most basic aspects of personal autonomy and should be deeply concerning to everyone.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Known for era-defining portraits of figures from John Lennon to Barack Obama, Fairey reveals how photography underpins his graphic language across screen print, collage and new commissions created for the show.—
Melinda Sheckells,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Flowers and portraits of the late opposition leader have appeared in memorials across Europe, including outside the former Russian consulate in Frankfurt, highlighting international outrage over his death.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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