as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another
looking at the idealistic intern, the elderly physician could not help but see the mirror image of himself 40 years earlier
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Recent Examples of mirror image
Severance often plays with the duality motif — framing characters in reflections or mirror images, showcasing Mark’s tank of beta fish, etc.
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
As a result, Navid must redefine his identity beyond being his identical twin brother’s mirror image, while navigating the possessive desires of his clients, his brother, and his new lover.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Wearing a similar futuristic ensemble that Houston wore in the 1992 film and accompanying 1993 music video, Hudson looked to be the mirror image of the late star.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
And soon thereafter, the mirror image: Sparks switches from playing wheedling Jerry to playing upright Bram in a harrowing scene with Arnold.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
As a result, Navid must redefine his identity beyond being his identical twin brother’s mirror image, while navigating the possessive desires of his clients, his brother, and his new lover.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Wearing a similar futuristic ensemble that Houston wore in the 1992 film and accompanying 1993 music video, Hudson looked to be the mirror image of the late star.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
And soon thereafter, the mirror image: Sparks switches from playing wheedling Jerry to playing upright Bram in a harrowing scene with Arnold.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mirror image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror image
Noun
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The images feature the brand’s ready-to-wear, custom and bespoke suits, the latter of which are available by appointment with the company’s master tailor.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The New Yorker received the National Magazine Award for photography, winning for images illustrating three very distinct stories.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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Austin was stabbed in the heart and died in the arms of his twin brother, the twins’ father said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2025
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Lopez shares her twins Emme and Max, 17, with ex Marc Anthony.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Joey Spencer Results, Highlights And Reaction David Bowie’s Double LP The project is being released as a double LP and CD, both of which will come packaged with a replica poster from the original event.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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When Medina instead lifts his right arm, which held the replica gun, officers open fire, striking Medina multiple times.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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Photograph: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
5 Apr. 2025
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Still, Hynes wasn’t about to paint a pretty picture about losing to the Isles.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The runner vine will fall off and the baby strawberry will become an adult plant that's a clone of its parent.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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In sci-fi, life tends to find a way, and some 200 years later, she's resurrected as a clone.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2025
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Williams stays mostly away from that famously morphing portrait, a memorably chilling piece of the 1945 movie, as in all the various other dramatic adaptations over the years for stage and screen.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Clones are as much a sci-fi staple as robots, spaceships, and time travel, with every major franchise dabbling with duplicates somewhere down the line.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Fans painstakingly catalogue their collections, trade duplicates, and share creative DIY modifications.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror%20image. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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