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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 images
Parker, who also shares son James, 23, with husband Matthew Broderick, previously pushed back on the stereotype that her twins are mirror images of each other.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
Also, the two opposing narratives were mirror images of each other in volume and posting cadence, suggesting that the same culprit may have been amplifying both sides of the fight.
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Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Not just related to the writing process, replicas and their cousins (mirror images, lookalikes, doubles/multiples) appear throughout the book across generations, and between friends and strangers.
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Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.
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Nicola Dall'asen,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2026
In Black Swan, Nina is surrounded by creepy mirror images.
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Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
Auto critic Mark Phelan put the finishing touches on his picks for the annual Car, Truck and Utility vehicle of the year, while autos team newbie Liam Rappleye waxed poetic about a custom Chrysler mash-up of minivans whose frontend and backend are mirror images.
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Nicole Avery Nichols,
Freep.com,
30 Dec. 2025
Both even share the same chunky sole unit, and the lines on the two uppers are near mirror images of each other.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
In a sense, FIU and Delaware are mirror images.
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Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
Also, the two opposing narratives were mirror images of each other in volume and posting cadence, suggesting that the same culprit may have been amplifying both sides of the fight.
—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Not just related to the writing process, replicas and their cousins (mirror images, lookalikes, doubles/multiples) appear throughout the book across generations, and between friends and strangers.
—
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.
—
Nicola Dall'asen,
Allure,
5 Feb. 2026
In Black Swan, Nina is surrounded by creepy mirror images.
—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
Auto critic Mark Phelan put the finishing touches on his picks for the annual Car, Truck and Utility vehicle of the year, while autos team newbie Liam Rappleye waxed poetic about a custom Chrysler mash-up of minivans whose frontend and backend are mirror images.
—
Nicole Avery Nichols,
Freep.com,
30 Dec. 2025
Both even share the same chunky sole unit, and the lines on the two uppers are near mirror images of each other.
—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
In a sense, FIU and Delaware are mirror images.
—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror images
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Other pictures on unofficial Telegram channels showed residents crowding into underground stations.
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Ranging from the film pioneer Georges Méliès all the way through 2024’s Anora, Thomson’s survey covers silent pictures, the talkies, the studio era, the New Hollywood, and the age of streaming.
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Ukraine has carried out major drone strikes on Russia’s two largest cities, embarrassing the Kremlin with images of black plumes of smoke that circulated widely online, despite regulations restricting their publication.
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Second, brighter satellites also create streaks in telescope images that mar observations.
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Scheduled to be in the field with her will be fellow American Sha’Carri Richardson, Jamaican twins Tia and Tina Clayton and another powerful Jamaican in Shericka Jackson.
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An Apple Valley woman who was pregnant with twins died in a crash Saturday.
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Where a genuinely historic one doesn’t exist, owners are building replicas to recreate the elegance of a past era.
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Other items in the store run from the inexpensive — like $5 collectible stickers and magnets — to the more lavish, such as official FIFA soccer balls for $200 and miniature replicas of the World Cup trophy for $250.
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And that’s not counting the innumerable clones and knock-offs selling for half as much through Alibaba, Amazon and other direct-to-consumer (DTC) makers.
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The action, set on France’s rugged northern coast, is anchored by teen romance, involves far-right anti-migrant activists, and is complicated by blue goo from space that creates clones—including of the two loopy police officers who investigate.
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The women’s portraits did not contain SynthID watermarks, but an AI detection tool flagged them as containing synthetic elements.
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Many museums around the world, including the Met, the Getty, and the Musée d’Orsay, own examples of his genre scenes, landscapes, and portraits.
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“Mirror images.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror%20images. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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