as in glass
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection
breaking a mirror is supposed to bring seven years of bad luck
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NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
Economic bifurcation The divergence mirrors China’s bifurcated economy, as industries try to adapt to new technologies in the face of a real estate slump and trade disputes with the United States.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The provisional nature of this society mirrors an improvisatory quality in the books, with their changing casts of characters and fluid metaphors.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The reaction to the HPV campaign mirrors longstanding vaccine skepticism in Pakistan, which, along with neighboring Afghanistan, is one of only two countries in the world where wild polio circulates.
—NPR, 9 Nov. 2025
Economic bifurcation The divergence mirrors China’s bifurcated economy, as industries try to adapt to new technologies in the face of a real estate slump and trade disputes with the United States.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
This mirrors the struggles of America’s distillers, with second-quarter spirit exports to Canada plunging by 85 percent year-over-year, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The provisional nature of this society mirrors an improvisatory quality in the books, with their changing casts of characters and fluid metaphors.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
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Noun
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In addition, a 45-year-old man who was on campus to attend the event was hit on the head with a glass bottle or jar and was sent to a nearby hospital with a laceration, Mogulof said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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Earlier this year, Gun Lake expanded to a year-round resort with a new 252-room hotel, The Wawyé Oasis, which includes a 32,000-square-foot glass atrium featuring pools, a swim-up bar and private cabanas.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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With about 90% of ballots counted, California voters passed Proposition 50 by a wide margin, but results from the Sacramento region reflect a community split on the measure.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Tuesday's losses by the GOP could be viewed as a barometer for voter attitudes ahead of the 2026 midterms, reflecting broader dissatisfaction among core Republican constituencies and raising questions about the party's direction and messaging.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Mirror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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