spitting images

plural of spitting image

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting images
Noun
  • Boltaev’s photographs were printed onto ceramic tiles and placed on brick walls so that pictures were not only seen but touched.
    Dada Jovanovic, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Accusations of fakery in combat photography go back at least to Mathew Brady’s pictures of Civil War battlefields.
    Louis Menand, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Spontaneity became part of the process, and working with kids or younger participants often led to the most joyful, unexpected images.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The muscular American actor appears topless and drenched in sweat in the French fashion house’s latest images featuring the Nike x Jacquemus Moon Shoe, unveiled on Wednesday.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The reality of the twins’ situation overtook her life in every way, Alisha describes.
    Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The film also starred Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker and Armie Hammer as the Winklevoss twins.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The new tissues scored higher on tactile feedback and cutting response than conventional replicas.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • And walking back onto those exact replicas of our sets was like a time tunnel.
    THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The new policies also include more explicit bans on unauthorized AI voice clones and deepfakes.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Then, like a rhizomatous plant, its tentacles have spread, producing clones around the world.
    Dennis Hinkamp, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Spitting images.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20images. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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