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
Among all of the stars on the red carpet were two lucky celebrity doppelgängers who made waves at lookalike contests earlier this year: Miles Mitchell, who is the spitting image of A Complete Unknown star Timothée Chalamet, and Maxwell Braunstein, a mirror of Hit Man actor Glen Powell.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Princess Charlotte looked the spitting image of her mother, also wearing a Christmassy red coat.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
Back in May, Kardashian shared a throwback video that had many fans believing that her daughter was the spitting image of her.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Barron Trump is a spitting image of his father –– at least according to the Internet.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Princess Charlotte looked the spitting image of her mother, also wearing a Christmassy red coat.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2024
Back in May, Kardashian shared a throwback video that had many fans believing that her daughter was the spitting image of her.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Barron Trump is a spitting image of his father –– at least according to the Internet.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
Noun
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These are part of a suite of 24 images based on an ancient Japanese agricultural calendar (made up of 24 micro-seasons).—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Hurts and Burrows — both wearing white — could be seen in one of the images holding hands while surrounded by candles, with a violinist pictured in the background.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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This project marked Sidibe's return to acting after welcoming her twins with her husband.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The twins worked together on screen again in Own Worst Enemy (2014), 7 Days: The Story of Blind Dave Heeley (2019), and Last Night in Soho (2021).—
Julia Emmanuele,
EW.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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And behind the scenes, Ocado uses digital twin technology, essentially a virtual replica of the warehouse, to simulate and optimize everything from customer demand to delivery routes.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Paul gives a compelling double performance as both the astronaut Cliff and a robot replica of Cliff temporarily controlled by fellow astronaut David (Josh Hartnett).—
Christian Holub,
EW.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Having access to this kind of DNA evidence allows for researchers to build a more detailed picture of their lives.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
17 Apr. 2025
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The hospital had also uploaded Millie's picture to the same free platform, which is run by donations.—
Analisa Novak,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2025
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In a way, The Bad Batch became the culmination of everything that had been built around the seemingly simple concept of the elite clone troopers.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Nemesis is divisive among franchise fans, but Hardy’s performance as Captain Picard’s secret clone Praetor Shinzon feels exactly right.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Neighborhood and the offshoot, whose premises are somewhat of a mirror image, have been designed to run alongside each other, so the mothership series could help launch its successor next season.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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There were plenty of other disappointments, and those seasons were the mirror images of what this exercise is calling for.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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While body makeup was at play, the actor — whose tats range from tributes to old girlfriends to a portrait of Hillary Clinton — is well on his way to a clean slate.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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But in the broader context, the sequence depicted something deeper — a portrait of a Thunder team that isn’t just young and talented but wired to compete on every possession, down to the final buzzer.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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According to the lawsuit, ECE International is reconciling the claims, including identifying duplicate and unsupported claims.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2025
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For example, after an acquisition, duplicate processes may remain from the two merging organizations, leading to process-organization complexity.—
Stephen Wilson,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20image. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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