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
There are moments this season when Jake will throw down a mind-bending slam, looking like the spitting image of his father.
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Mirin Fader, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Jaafar Jackson is the spitting image of Michael Jackson in biopic teaser.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
As a performer Yungblud is a spitting image of a rockstar.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In one picture, the married couple's younger son, Joaquin, looked like a spitting image of his dad, both showing off their toned physiques in a shirtless snap by the water.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mirin Fader, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Jaafar Jackson is the spitting image of Michael Jackson in biopic teaser.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
As a performer Yungblud is a spitting image of a rockstar.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In one picture, the married couple's younger son, Joaquin, looked like a spitting image of his dad, both showing off their toned physiques in a shirtless snap by the water.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
Noun
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Women other than Maxwell were redacted from videos and images being released Friday, Blanche said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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View gallery - 3 images Walking in the rain with an umbrella is never a hands-free experience.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If convicted, Oren and Alon Alexander, 38-year-old twins, and Tal Alexander, 39, could face life in prison.—
Isabelle McCauley,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Twinless was made for next-to-nothing and features O’Brien’s richest screen performance to date as twins — one grieving the death of the other.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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This season, Roseberry continued his mission with a haute couture collection that featured replica reptilian textures, protruding tusk breasts, scorpion bustiers and a translucent two-piece skirt suit rendered in hyperreal blowfish scales.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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The headtopper has an interesting history, as Queen Mary commissioned the pearl and diamond design from Garrard in 1913 as a replica of an ancestral jewel.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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His picture topped newspapers across the country under headlines announcing that the killer had surrendered.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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When the financial picture feels fragmented (too many reports, too much noise, not enough forward-looking insight), leaders hesitate.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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But those competitors have released junky TikTok clones and slop generators.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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Still bolder spammers have even tried to impersonate famous musicians, such as when prog rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard pulled their music from Spotify in protest of the platform’s stance on AI, only to be replaced by AI clones.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
15 Jan. 2026
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And these mirror images, uniting perceptions barely conscious, were to constitute the basis from which his pilot’s dreams would someday take flight.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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In Black Swan, Nina is surrounded by creepy mirror images.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
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Regardless, this is a solid biography portrait with enough diaristic candor to compel a relisten to her greatest hits, in life and music.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
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The walls are adorned with black and white portraits of cinematic icons by Studio Harcourt and brass plaques that indicate their favorite tables.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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What can your city duplicate that is improving San Marcos’ standing?—
John Moorlach,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The airway bill was a duplicate of one used the previous day to pick up a shipment of seafood, Mavity said.—
Josh Margolin,
ABC News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Spitting image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20image. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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