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
In a sense, FIU and Delaware are mirror images.
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Chirality is a property in which a molecule cannot be superimposed with its mirror image, like right and left hands.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The perfectly still water creates a flawless mirror image of the stalactites above, tricking your eyes into seeing a vast, bottomless lake.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Hands cannot be confused with their mirror image.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
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Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
Chirality is a property in which a molecule cannot be superimposed with its mirror image, like right and left hands.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The perfectly still water creates a flawless mirror image of the stalactites above, tricking your eyes into seeing a vast, bottomless lake.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Hands cannot be confused with their mirror image.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mirror image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror image
Noun
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The images could look livelier this season.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The initiative, which aims to strengthen the country’s image abroad and attract foreign industry by promoting the Brazilian film industry, is the result of a Technical and Financial Cooperation Agreement between the two organizations.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From meeting friends who led lives beyond their wildest dreams to discovering themselves surrounded by expensive clothes and flashy cars, the twins were introduced to a whole new world.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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In 2009, the couple welcomed twins Bob and Max, who were born six weeks prematurely, and required a prolonged hospital stay.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Visitors can walk through wildflowers as military aircraft fly over a lonely barn-like hangar—a replica of one that housed the first practical flying machine.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Oct. 2025
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The decoy unfolds from a compact square box and inflates into a full-size F-35 replica within minutes.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At the core of the GOP’s shutdown argument is painting a grim picture of any non-citizen receiving any government benefit.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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My adoptive parents had refused to allow contact or send pictures, and didn’t tell me about her attempt to communicate with us for years after the fact.—
Nicole Chung,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new policies also include more explicit bans on unauthorized AI voice clones and deepfakes.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Then, like a rhizomatous plant, its tentacles have spread, producing clones around the world.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The same could be said of Piccioli, whose muses include the French actor Isabelle Huppert — portraits of whom were shared as a teaser prior to the show.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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On Instagram through the years, he's shared many glimpses into that time in his life, from school portraits and prom pics to Christmas memories and beyond.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dedicate budget and time to remove duplicates, reconcile systems and build a consistent data model.—
David Kelley,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sort all the items by category so they can be grouped together, get rid of unnecessary duplicates, and re-home items that can be stored elsewhere.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror%20image. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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