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
These sneakers are the spitting image of a $895 Chloé pair Oprah has been spotted wearing multiple times.
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Speaking of Luke jerking off, the funniest part of the whole episode is when Lala tells Kristen and Luke that her mother says that her new daughter, Sosa (which looks less like a name than a typo), is the spitting image of Luke.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
The aptly named Polo 79 was the spitting image of its predecessor, with the signature gadroons (stripes) running horizontally across the case, dial, and bracelet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
Gaia looked like the spitting image of her mom as the two smiled for photos together.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
Speaking of Luke jerking off, the funniest part of the whole episode is when Lala tells Kristen and Luke that her mother says that her new daughter, Sosa (which looks less like a name than a typo), is the spitting image of Luke.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
The aptly named Polo 79 was the spitting image of its predecessor, with the signature gadroons (stripes) running horizontally across the case, dial, and bracelet.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2026
Gaia looked like the spitting image of her mom as the two smiled for photos together.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
Noun
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There are also other artists, like Patricia Frischer, who has been doing a series of images about the #MeToo movement and women’s rights, which are also under attack at the moment.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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In conflict, online images and videos have become essential to countering misinformation and propaganda.—
Jane Lytvynenko,
NBC news,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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How my grandmother knew from childhood that love and loss were twins in life.—
Jesmyn Ward,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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King Frederik and Queen Mary's children are all close to each other in age, and the palace's official portraits from the twins' confirmation ceremony included two cute photos of the siblings goofing off.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Under guidance issued by the state, replica firearms are not considered deadly weapons.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Once inside, at least three graffiti writers whose names were blasted on the replica pointed it out proudly, even gave out stickers to take home.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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By putting religious and profane art together—a picture of Christ on one wall and Apollo on another, both equalized in their prettiness—Raphael triggered centuries of decadence.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The cost of data collection is often framed in terms of hardware or labor, but this view misses the larger picture.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Caryn Marjorie, a 26-year-old lifestyle influencer, signed a deal in 2023 with a now defunct startup called Forever Voices to develop a digital clone of herself that fans could talk to.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
15 Apr. 2026
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As clone PCs flooded the market, MS‑DOS became ubiquitous.—
J. Kyle Foster,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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But what Horowitz is watching among founders—call it AI anxiety from above, the fear of not moving fast enough—is the mirror image of what’s happening on the ground inside the companies those founders run.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Apr. 2026
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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,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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But his family takes Iván in as his experiences begin to dissolve into the imagined portrait of Celestino.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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Oil portraits 2 The show is anchored at the beginning by two giant oil portraits of the Deans by acclaimed artist Kehinde Wiley, the painter behind the 2018 official portrait of former President Barack Obama.—
Jayne Yutig,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Of the more than 100 habeas petitions that have already been closed this year, a federal judge rejected only one, The Post found, while a few dozen more were duplicates or were dismissed voluntarily.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Union-Tribune is excluding from its analysis ICE records of arrests that are likely to be duplicates.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20image. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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