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spitting image

noun

Definition of spitting imagenext
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 Ahead, see the sweetest photos over the years of the actress with her youngest daughter, who’s the spitting image of her! — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026 The model looked like the spitting image of her mom Gwyneth Paltrow. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 Salma Hayek’s daughter Valentina is seriously her spitting image. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spitting image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spitting image
  1. image
  2. twin
  3. replica
  4. picture
  5. clone
  6. mirror image
  7. portrait
  8. duplicate
Noun
  • Light enters, and an image is reflected, but one’s consciousness is scaleable, elastic, shrinkable to the space within the glass.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • By now, Donohue would have been confident that Haaland was factually onside, but there was still the final stage, which is to approve an image that would be sent to the broadcasters.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of image
Noun
  • With Oklo, the team is building machine-learning systems and digital twins for electrorefining.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The Pigeon Sisters — Desi Amato as Gwendolyn and Penny Amara as Cecily — are played as distinct individuals rather than as near-twins as often happens.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of twin
Noun
  • The museum learned about the model after a video shared by Macken’s daughter featuring the replica went viral, prompting staff to reach out.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Researchers will also create a 3-D scan of the tooth, which will be used to produce a replica.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of replica
Noun
  • Mannion’s big-picture plans require Hurts to play in an Eagles offense that has already looked very different.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Late Show won for writing, short form comedy, picture editing, technical direction and camerawork, and lighting design — all a fond farewell to the show.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of picture
Noun
  • Criminals in 2026 can craft convincing emails and clone familiar voices with alarming accuracy.
    — Emily Elconin for CNN, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Some females, however, reproduce asexually by making clones of themselves.
    — Carrie Arnold Contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of clone
Noun
  • Each character has a double, and thus is a mirror image of the other.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The two men are similar, Jordan almost a mirror image of who Eddy could’ve become had things shook out differently.
    — Tembe Denton-Hurst, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of mirror image
Noun
  • Pretenders, the portrait of this first-ballot frontwoman’s venerable punk outfit that just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, gives you a possible answer pretty quickly.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For the first time, Zvyagintsev made a movie outside of Russia, moving Minotaur’s production to Latvia to stand in for a brutally frank portrait of his homeland at the dawn of the Ukraine war.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of portrait
Noun
  • The list of candidates for the top prize duplicates last year’s roster of EOTY nominees, with the exception of Langley taking the spot that went to Morgan Wallen in 2024.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Objectors also allege some petition sheets were copies, duplicates or did not apply to the specified referendum.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of duplicate

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