as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
with the help of either movie magic or makeup, the actress appeared to be the spitting image of the queen
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Recent Examples of spitting image
Mae Schenk, the star of the new Eloise adaptation, is the spitting image of the title character during filming in New York City on May 26.
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Left to right: Headphone (a), Headphone (1) (Credit: Mark Knapp)
The Nothing Headphone (a) over-ears are the spitting image of the Nothing Headphone (1).
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
The First Class Fleece Trousers (my personal favorites) may be sold out, but fortunately, the Street Trousers are a spitting image and also come in short, regular, and tall options in the same versatile oatmeal shade.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
The 33-year-old star ditched her brunette hair for blonde locks and bangs, becoming the spitting image of her fictional alter ego.
—Cathy Tran, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
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People Staff, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026
Left to right: Headphone (a), Headphone (1) (Credit: Mark Knapp)
The Nothing Headphone (a) over-ears are the spitting image of the Nothing Headphone (1).
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
The First Class Fleece Trousers (my personal favorites) may be sold out, but fortunately, the Street Trousers are a spitting image and also come in short, regular, and tall options in the same versatile oatmeal shade.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
The 33-year-old star ditched her brunette hair for blonde locks and bangs, becoming the spitting image of her fictional alter ego.
—Cathy Tran, Vanity Fair, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
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Video and images of about 150 strikes against Russian fuel tankers, trucks and other vehicles have been geolocated and analyzed by French open-source analyst Clément Molin and the volunteer-run OSINT group Geoconfirmed, as well as CNN’s OSINT team.—
Gianluca Mezzofiore,
CNN Money,
20 June 2026
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This is the first time the public has seen the still images and video, as no cameras were allowed inside the courtroom during the trial.—
Matthew Davisson,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The proud mom shares the twins as well as son James, 23, with husband Matthew Broderick.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
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When the twins hit their teens, acting took a backseat to other endeavors, including attending New York University (Cole majored in Geographic Information Systems in archaeology, while Dylan majored in video game design).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
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Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones has raised millions, including helping to get $800,000 in donations to fund a replica of a historic ship for the maritime museum in his San Diego district.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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When fans walked into Globe Life Mall, they were handed a free sleeveless replica jersey for former Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler, who happens to be Jewish.—
Mac Engel
June 18,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
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The Department of State, which handles visa applications from abroad, has not released its full 2025 data, but the numbers through September show a similar picture.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Some Mars scientists say SkyFall also won’t meaningfully inform other big-picture research questions, such as digging into the planet’s history or understanding how its surface and atmosphere interact.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
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Live Share enables real-time collaborative editing and debugging without requiring teammates to clone repos or configure matching environments.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
10 June 2026
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Statistically, Llamas and Kyles are virtual clones in some categories.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Minutes after the break, midfielder Ryan Gravenberch made an underlapping run beyond Summerville to burst beyond Japan’s defence and whip a ball across the face of goal — a mirror image of Van de Ven’s positive contribution in the first half.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
15 June 2026
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The American media look here like fools, as does the conspiratorial mirror image imagining a vast secret US operation.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
15 June 2026
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The new gallery is the brainchild of Antony Zito, portrait artist, mural painter, and former associate director of Parkville Art Gallery.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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Among all the things that make Iliad Bookshop unique is the mural outside, depicting literary scenes and portraits of more than fifty authors and musicians like Charles Dickens, Sylvia Plath, Harper Lee, Pink Floyd and Tom Petty.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
19 June 2026
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To perform the analysis, any possible duplicates in the data were not counted.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Misplacing everyday items or buying duplicates signals a need to declutter and organize.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20image. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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