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 Foreign Tongues was built around leftover material from the Hackney Diamonds sessions, and the two albums are such mirror images of one another that they may as well have been released together, Use Your Illusion-style. — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror images
  1. pictures
  2. images
  3. twins
  4. replicas
  5. clones
  6. portraits
Noun
  • The training session ended with players signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.
    — Zuri Primos July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
  • There were also pictures circulated of Wells at a pool party, which was rumored to be the last place he was seen on July 4, but in fact had been taken the weekend before his disappearance, as Rolling Stone reported.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • Its concluding images emphasise a clichéd concept of motherhood, as though to put a neat bow on what was in fact a more complex story of trust, patience and everyday courage.
    — Elena Lazic, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Van Hoytema fills the giant frame with imposing images shot in evocative international locations, grand and powerful in scale.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of images
Noun
  • About 60% of SMA cases are Type 1, which Nelson’s twins have, Cleveland Clinic explains.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
  • The twins’ father said a rescuer told him that the boys, along with their grandmother, had been pulled alive from the rubble of the OPP 25 tower in La Guaira.
    — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Definition of twins
Noun
  • Six modern replicas have also been completed, combining century-old plans with the latest in aluminum hulls, composite rigging, and sail technology.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
  • The King Tut Experience is another new exhibition which features replicas of artifacts from the excavation of King Tutankhamun’s tomb.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 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
  • During a visit in March, the two-room space served as the temporary home to Thames’s latest beaded curtain portraits of notable Black luminaries, which lay on tables awaiting completion.
    — Shantay Robinson, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
  • For folks who still want meaningful photos, consider having a few larger portraits professionally framed.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 July 2026
Definition of portraits

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